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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 22, 2020Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2020, 8:50 PM CDT for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 27 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
Aug 22, 2020, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2020, 9:17 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mille Lacs County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 00:00Z on 2020-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 462 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 00:00Z on 2020-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1416 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

319 
WUUS53 KMPX 230150
SVRMPX
MNC095-230230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0151.200823T0150Z-200823T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
850 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2020

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 849 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mille Lacs
  Lake, moving south at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Vineland around 910 PM CDT.
  Wahkon around 920 PM CDT.
  Onamia around 930 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayview
and Lake Mille Lacs.

This includes Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If on or near Lake Mille Lacs, get away from the water and move 
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you 
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4608 9346 4606 9381 4621 9381 4622 9382
      4624 9382 4625 9374 4625 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 354DEG 20KT 4628 9369 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
2 follow-up statements
265 
WWUS53 KMPX 230204
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
904 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2020

MNC095-230230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-200823T0230Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
904 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MILLE LACS COUNTY...

At 903 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vineland, or 
on the western side of Mille Lacs Lake, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Onamia around 930 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayview
and Lake Mille Lacs.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4608 9346 4606 9381 4621 9381 4622 9382
      4624 9382 4625 9374 4625 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 001DEG 20KT 4621 9370 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
338 
WWUS53 KMPX 230217
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
917 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2020

MNC095-230227-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-200823T0230Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
917 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MILLE LACS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 cancelled.

LAT...LON 4608 9346 4606 9381 4621 9381 4622 9382
      4624 9382 4625 9374 4625 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 354DEG 20KT 4613 9369 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs66 min
Aug 22, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs44 min
Aug 22, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns46 min
Aug 22, 10:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Morrison24 min
Aug 22, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns28 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.