Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 8, 2020, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2020, 1:30 PM CDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.88 in

Wind

70.0 mph

Counties Lac qui Parle County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

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687 
WUUS53 KMPX 081745
SVRMPX
MNC073-173-081830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0080.200808T1745Z-200808T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1245 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1245 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canby, or 23
  miles east of Clear Lake, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Canby, Clarkfield, Porter, Boyd, Providence, Spring Creek, Hazel
  Run, Burr, Spellman Lake and St. Leo.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 13 and 14.
 U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 95 and 103.
 U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 87 and 100.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4480 9645 4494 9618 4479 9569 4463 9573
      4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 288DEG 34KT 4471 9620 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

ETA

410 
WWUS53 KMPX 081753
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1253 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

MNC073-173-081830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-200808T1830Z/
Lac qui Parle MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
1253 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAC QUI PARLE AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES...

At 1251 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Porter, or 23 
miles northwest of Marshall, moving east at 40 mph. At 1243 PM CDT, 
a 72 mph wind gust was measured at the Canby airport. A trained 
weather spotter also reported large trees down in Canby.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Canby, Clarkfield, Porter, Boyd, Providence, Spring Creek, Hazel Run,
Burr, Spellman Lake and St. Leo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4480 9645 4494 9618 4479 9569 4463 9573
      4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 288DEG 34KT 4469 9611 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

ETA

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.