Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2020, 10:26 PM CDT for Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 52 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 13, 2020, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2020, 11:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
240
WUUS53 KMPX 140326
SVRMPX
MNC097-153-140430-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0060.200714T0326Z-200714T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1026 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Todd County in central Minnesota...
Southwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Browerville,
or 20 miles west of Little Falls, moving east at 30 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...
Randall around 1050 PM CDT.
Little Falls and Camp Ripley around 1105 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Camp
Ripley Junction and Little Falls Airport.
This includes U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 127
and 150.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4618 9437 4616 9437 4615 9423 4590 9427
4599 9478 4617 9474 4619 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 277DEG 26KT 4608 9476
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
720
WWUS53 KMPX 140339
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1039 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
MNC097-153-140430-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-200714T0430Z/
Todd MN-Morrison MN-
1039 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL TODD AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTIES...
At 1039 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Randall, or 13
miles northwest of Little Falls, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Randall around 1050 PM CDT.
Little Falls and Camp Ripley around 1105 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Camp
Ripley Junction and Little Falls Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
&&
LAT...LON 4618 9437 4616 9437 4615 9423 4590 9427
4599 9478 4616 9474 4619 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 277DEG 27KT 4607 9461
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF161
WWUS53 KMPX 140355
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1055 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
MNC153-140404-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-200714T0430Z/
Todd MN-
1055 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TODD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4618 9437 4616 9437 4616 9429 4615 9423
4590 9427 4597 9465 4604 9465 4619 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 278DEG 22KT 4616 9436 4596 9470
$$
MNC097-140430-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-200714T0430Z/
Morrison MN-
1055 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY...
At 1054 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Fort Ripley to near Swanville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Camp Ripley around 1100 PM CDT.
Little Falls around 1130 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Camp
Ripley Junction and Little Falls Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4618 9437 4616 9437 4616 9429 4615 9423
4590 9427 4597 9465 4604 9465 4619 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 278DEG 22KT 4616 9436 4596 9470
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF916
WWUS53 KMPX 140418
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1118 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
MNC097-140428-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-200714T0430Z/
Morrison MN-
1118 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.
LAT...LON 4618 9437 4616 9437 4616 9429 4615 9423
4590 9427 4597 9465 4604 9465 4619 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 277DEG 26KT 4614 9413 4594 9447
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 12:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 7:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 38 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.