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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2019McLeod County, Sibley County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2019, 4:37 PM CDT for McLeod County, Sibley County, Minnesota. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2019, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McLeod County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 62 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

081 
WUUS53 KMPX 052137
SVRMPX
MNC085-143-052215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0083.190705T2137Z-190705T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
437 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Sibley County in central Minnesota...
  Southwestern McLeod County in central Minnesota...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 436 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brownton, or
  13 miles south of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Brownton, Sumter, New Auburn and Fernando. 

This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 104 and 114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4464 9451 4478 9442 4470 9407 4456 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 294DEG 20KT 4470 9436 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT
3 follow-up statements
113 
WWUS53 KMPX 052143
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
443 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC085-143-052215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-190705T2215Z/
Sibley MN-McLeod MN-
443 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTIES...

At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brownton, or 14
miles south of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Brownton, Sumter and New Auburn. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4465 9443 4476 9435 4470 9407 4456 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 294DEG 20KT 4469 9431 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT
229 
WWUS53 KMPX 052150
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
450 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC085-143-052215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-190705T2215Z/
Sibley MN-McLeod MN-
450 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTIES...

At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brownton, or 14
miles south of Hutchinson, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
New Auburn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4464 9440 4473 9432 4470 9407 4456 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 288DEG 16KT 4468 9429 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT
337 
WWUS53 KMPX 052202
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
502 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC085-052211-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-190705T2215Z/
McLeod MN-
502 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has Moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4463 9431 4464 9426 4472 9425 4472 9417
      4470 9407 4464 9411 4456 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 288DEG 16KT 4467 9423 

$$

MNC143-052215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-190705T2215Z/
Sibley MN-
502 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY COUNTY...

At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Brownton, or 17 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
New Auburn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4463 9431 4464 9426 4472 9425 4472 9417
      4470 9407 4464 9411 4456 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 288DEG 16KT 4467 9423 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXYellow Medicine66 min
Jul 5, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRedwood, Renville26 min
Jul 5, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley47 min
Jul 5, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Scott, Sibley51 min
Jul 5, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXScott, Sibley30 min
Jul 5, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur29 min
Jul 5, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur45 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.