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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 15, 2019Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2019, 5:37 PM CDT for Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 15, 6:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Falcon Heights, MN	LARGE TREE DOWN BY COMO PARK NEAR HAMLINE AVE AND NEBRASKA.
Jul 15, 6:21 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Minneapolis, MN	6 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN, PICTURE FROM FACEBOOK.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 15, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 30 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

623 
WUUS53 KMPX 152237
SVRMPX
MNC053-123-152315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0098.190715T2237Z-190715T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
  Southern Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 537 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Columbia Heights to near Wayzata, moving
  southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Minneapolis, St. Paul, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Edina, St. Louis Park,
  Roseville, Brooklyn Center, Fridley, New Brighton, Golden Valley
  and Columbia Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4494 9300 4489 9359 4503 9370 4507 9329
      4504 9328 4504 9323 4506 9322
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 297DEG 18KT 4503 9329 4500 9355 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JPC

2 follow-up statements

067 
WWUS53 KMPX 152253
SVSMPX

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

MNC053-123-152315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-190715T2315Z/
Hennepin MN-Ramsey MN-
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND SOUTHERN RAMSEY COUNTIES...

At 552 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Roseville to near Wayzata, moving southeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Edina, St. Louis Park,
Roseville, Fridley, New Brighton, Golden Valley, Columbia Heights and
Hopkins.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4494 9300 4489 9359 4493 9362 4502 9353
      4504 9328 4504 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 297DEG 18KT 4500 9320 4497 9346 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JPC

656 
WWUS53 KMPX 152314
SVSMPX

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

MNC053-123-152323-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-190715T2315Z/
Hennepin MN-Ramsey MN-
614 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND SOUTHERN
RAMSEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
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 4494 9300 4489 9359 4493 9362 4502 9353
      4504 9328 4504 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 297DEG 18KT 4495 9308 4492 9334 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Morrison	25 min
Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs	33 min
Jul 14, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	96 min
Jul 14, 7:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Morrison	3 hr
Jul 14, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison	43 min
Jul 14, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	56 min
Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec	46 min
Jul 14, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Isanti	24 min
Jul 14, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Ramsey, Washington	64 min
Jul 15, 4:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle	65 min
Jul 15, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	33 min
Jul 15, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	43 min
Jul 15, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	43 min
Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright	37 min
Jul 15, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	52 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas, Todd	51 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	36 min
Jul 15, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Hennepin, Wright	31 min
Jul 15, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Sherburne	31 min
Jul 15, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	46 min
Jul 15, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin, Wright	45 min
Jul 15, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	40 min
Jul 15, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	38 min
Jul 15, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver	13 min
Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chisago	61 min
Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Hennepin, Scott	31 min
Jul 15, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	41 min
Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin	4 hr
Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota	28 min
Jul 15, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Scott	38 min
Jul 15, 6:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey	3 hr
Jul 15, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver, Scott	3 hr
Jul 15, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota	45 min
Jul 15, 6:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Scott	3 hr
Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Scott	20 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.