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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 7, 2020Benton County, Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2020, 2:00 AM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 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, 2:00 AM CDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2020, 2:46 AM CDT
In force
46 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

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.

637 
WUUS53 KMPX 070700
SVRMPX
MNC009-097-070800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0019.200607T0700Z-200607T0800Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Benton County in central Minnesota...
  Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 159 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Randall to near Rice, moving northeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Little Falls, Pierz, Royalton, Randall, Lastrup, Camp Ripley, Rice,
  Morrill, Buckman, Little Rock, Harding and Genola.

This includes U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 132
and 157.
 
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 4627 9434 4623 9440 4618 9437 4616 9437
      4616 9395 4603 9380 4598 9381 4598 9377
      4596 9377 4571 9414 4606 9461 4632 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 235DEG 21KT 4606 9450 4578 9416 

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

JPC
2 follow-up statements
419 
WWUS53 KMPX 070733
SVSMPX

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

MNC009-070742-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-200607T0800Z/
Benton MN-
233 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the severe thunderstorm warning for north central 
Benton county has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4585 9393 4616 9431 4616 9395 4603 9380
      4598 9381 4598 9377 4596 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 233DEG 23KT 4619 9425 4591 9391 

$$

MNC097-070800-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-200607T0800Z/
Morrison MN-
233 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY...

At 232 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Saint Mathias to 10 miles southeast of Pierz,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Pierz, Lastrup, Harding and Hillman. 

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 4585 9393 4616 9431 4616 9395 4603 9380
      4598 9381 4598 9377 4596 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 233DEG 23KT 4619 9425 4591 9391 

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

JPC
859 
WWUS53 KMPX 070746
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-070755-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-200607T0800Z/
Morrison MN-
246 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Morrison 
county has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4585 9393 4616 9431 4616 9395 4603 9380
      4598 9381 4598 9377 4596 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 235DEG 21KT 4622 9418 4594 9384 

$$

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, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns28 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

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.