Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2020, 6:59 PM CDT for Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 8, 2020, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2020, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 8, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1297 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
547
WUUS53 KMPX 082359
SVRMPX
MNC097-153-090030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0032.200708T2359Z-200709T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
659 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Todd County in central Minnesota...
Northwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 658 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Motley, or 23
miles west of Brainerd, moving northeast 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...
Motley and Philbrook.
This includes U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 110
and 122.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4633 9462 4631 9455 4631 9451 4633 9443
4630 9438 4618 9479 4627 9488 4636 9474
4635 9470 4636 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 235DEG 26KT 4629 9467
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BPH1 follow-up statement
045
WWUS53 KMPX 090017
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
717 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020
MNC097-153-090030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200709T0030Z/
Todd MN-Morrison MN-
717 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TODD AND NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTIES...
At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pillager, or 15
miles west of Brainerd, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Motley and Philbrook.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4633 9462 4631 9455 4631 9451 4633 9443
4630 9438 4620 9471 4628 9476 4634 9471
4635 9470 4636 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 235DEG 26KT 4637 9451
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:39 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 5:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Todd | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 7:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 8:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 8:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Todd | 19 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.