Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2019, 5:44 PM CDT for Carver County, Hennepin County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carver County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Scott County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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, 5:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Chaska, MN | PICTURE VIA TWITTER. |
| Jul 15, 5:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Victoria, MN | PICTURE VIA TWITTER. |
| Jul 15, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Chaska, MN | |
| Jul 15, 6:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shakopee, MN | LARGE PINE TREE UPROOTED. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 5 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
254
WUUS53 KMPX 152244
SVRMPX
MNC019-053-139-152315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0099.190715T2244Z-190715T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
544 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
North central Scott County in east central Minnesota...
East central Carver County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Victoria, or
20 miles west of Minneapolis, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Shakopee, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia,
Mound, Orono, Victoria, Minnetrista, Carver and Cologne.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4476 9378 4480 9381 4486 9376 4493 9362
4489 9359 4490 9346 4479 9344 4473 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 267DEG 27KT 4485 9366
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CTG2 follow-up statements
541
WWUS53 KMPX 152257
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
557 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
MNC019-053-139-152315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-190715T2315Z/
Hennepin MN-Scott MN-Carver MN-
557 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HENNEPIN...NORTH CENTRAL SCOTT AND EAST CENTRAL
CARVER COUNTIES...
At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chanhassen, or
15 miles southwest of Minneapolis, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Public reported quarter size hail in Victoria at 553 PM CDT.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Shakopee, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia,
Mound, Orono, Victoria, Minnetrista, Carver and Cologne.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4476 9378 4480 9381 4486 9376 4493 9362
4489 9359 4490 9346 4479 9344 4473 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 267DEG 27KT 4485 9354
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CTG879
WWUS53 KMPX 152315
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
615 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
MNC019-053-139-152325-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-190715T2315Z/
Hennepin MN-Scott MN-Carver MN-
615 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HENNEPIN...NORTH
CENTRAL SCOTT AND EAST CENTRAL CARVER COUNTIES 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. However heavy
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
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 4476 9378 4480 9381 4486 9376 4493 9362
4489 9359 4490 9346 4479 9344 4473 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 267DEG 27KT 4486 9334
$$
JPCThe 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, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 61 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.