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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 7, 2020Benton County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2020, 1:32 AM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 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
Jun 7, 2020, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2020, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2020-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 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 2020-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

369 
WUUS53 KMPX 070632
SVRMPX
MNC009-097-145-070700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0018.200607T0632Z-200607T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
132 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Benton County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Stearns County in central Minnesota...
  South central Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 132 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holdingford,
  or 13 miles northwest of St. Cloud, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Royalton, Holdingford, Bowlus, Rice, Little Rock, St Wendel, Opole
  and St. Stephen.

This includes U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 149
and 168.
 
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 4561 9437 4574 9455 4600 9429 4576 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 228DEG 20KT 4573 9437 

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

JPC
1 follow-up statement
685 
WWUS53 KMPX 070645
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
145 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

MNC009-097-145-070700-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-200607T0700Z/
Benton MN-Stearns MN-Morrison MN-
145 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BENTON...NORTHEASTERN STEARNS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MORRISON COUNTIES...

At 145 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bowlus to 6 miles southeast of Rice, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Royalton, Bowlus, Rice, Little Rock and St. Stephen. 

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 4567 9421 4583 9446 4600 9429 4576 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 229DEG 20KT 4585 9440 4569 9415 

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

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey39 min
Jun 6, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville42 min
Jun 7, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Morrison, Todd60 min
Jun 7, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison46 min
Jun 7, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne57 min
Jun 7, 2:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs64 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.