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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 24, 2020Pope County, Stevens County, Swift County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2020, 2:30 AM CDT for Pope County, Stevens County, Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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 24, 2020, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2020, 3:05 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2020-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 669 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 2020-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
669 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-226 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

989 
WUUS53 KMPX 240730
SVRMPX
MNC121-149-151-240815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0155.200824T0730Z-200824T0815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
230 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Pope County in west central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Stevens County in west central Minnesota...
  North central Swift County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 229 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hancock, or 7
  miles southeast of Morris, moving southeast at 35 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Lake Hassel around 255 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Emily and Clontarf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4541 9581 4557 9578 4565 9576 4554 9542
      4535 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 294DEG 29KT 4549 9583 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
871 
WWUS53 KMPX 240747
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
247 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

MNC149-240756-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-200824T0815Z/
Stevens MN-
247 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS 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 4541 9575 4562 9566 4554 9542 4535 9553
      4540 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 294DEG 29KT 4543 9564 

$$

MNC121-151-240815-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-200824T0815Z/
Pope MN-Swift MN-
247 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN POPE AND NORTH CENTRAL SWIFT COUNTIES...

At 246 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Hassel, or
16 miles southeast of Morris, moving southeast at 35 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.

This severe storm will be near...
  Lake Hassel around 255 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Emily and Clontarf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4541 9575 4562 9566 4554 9542 4535 9553
      4540 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 294DEG 29KT 4543 9564 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
770 
WWUS53 KMPX 240805
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
305 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

MNC121-151-240814-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-200824T0815Z/
Pope MN-Swift MN-
305 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POPE AND NORTH
CENTRAL SWIFT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Swift and southeast Pope counties.

LAT...LON 4541 9575 4562 9566 4554 9542 4535 9553
      4540 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 294DEG 29KT 4537 9545 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 1:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens66 min
Aug 24, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens46 min
Aug 24, 2:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift43 min
Aug 24, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift49 min
Aug 24, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville62 min
Aug 24, 3:40 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 20 more16 hr
Aug 24, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Wright38 min
Aug 24, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift44 min
Aug 24, 6:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa50 min
Aug 24, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville47 min
Aug 24, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet, Sibley60 min

Nearby

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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.