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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 15, 2019Isanti County, Sherburne County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2019, 4:44 PM CDT for Isanti County, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2019, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Isanti County, MN, Sherburne County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 15, 4:45 PM CDTHAIL 1.251 Wsw Zimmerman, MN
Jul 15, 4:48 PM CDTHAIL 1Zimmerman, MNPICTURE VIA TWITTER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 15, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 2019-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1021 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 2019-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
1021 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

349 
WUUS53 KMPX 152144
SVRMPX
MNC059-141-152215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0096.190715T2144Z-190715T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
444 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Isanti County in east central Minnesota...
  East central Sherburne County in central Minnesota...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Zimmerman, or
  17 miles southwest of Cambridge, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  St. Francis, Zimmerman and Spencer Brook. 

This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 166 and 173.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4564 9336 4541 9325 4541 9351 4540 9351
      4540 9360 4546 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 238DEG 23KT 4544 9357 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JPC
2 follow-up statements
373 
WWUS53 KMPX 152154
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
454 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

MNC141-152203-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-190715T2215Z/
Sherburne MN-
454 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SHERBURNE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east 
central Sherburne County has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4564 9336 4541 9325 4541 9351 4543 9352
      4554 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 237DEG 24KT 4549 9347 

$$

MNC059-152215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-190715T2215Z/
Isanti MN-
454 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI COUNTY...

At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zimmerman, or
12 miles west of Cambridge, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
St. Francis and Spencer Brook. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4564 9336 4541 9325 4541 9351 4543 9352
      4554 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 237DEG 24KT 4549 9347 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JPC
294 
WWUS53 KMPX 152218
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
518 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

MNC059-152228-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-190715T2215Z/
Isanti MN-
518 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and east central Minnesota.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.

LAT...LON 4564 9336 4541 9325 4541 9351 4543 9352
      4554 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 238DEG 23KT 4557 9328 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMorrison25 min
Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs33 min
Jul 14, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison96 min
Jul 14, 7:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMorrison3 hr
Jul 14, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Morrison43 min
Jul 14, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs56 min
Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec46 min
Jul 14, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti24 min
Jul 14, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Ramsey, Washington64 min
Jul 15, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle65 min
Jul 15, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd33 min
Jul 15, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd43 min
Jul 15, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas43 min
Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Sherburne, Wright37 min
Jul 15, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison52 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Todd51 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Wright36 min
Jul 15, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin, Wright31 min
Jul 15, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver46 min
Jul 15, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Wright45 min
Jul 15, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas40 min
Jul 15, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin38 min
Jul 15, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver13 min
Jul 15, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin, Ramsey38 min
Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago61 min
Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott31 min
Jul 15, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey, Washington41 min
Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXHennepin4 hr
Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota28 min
Jul 15, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott38 min
Jul 15, 6:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey3 hr
Jul 15, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Scott3 hr
Jul 15, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota45 min
Jul 15, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott3 hr
Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXScott20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.