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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 16, 20214 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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
Sep 16, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 16, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 362 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
428 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

899 
WUUS53 KMPX 162340
SVRMPX
MNC023-073-129-173-170015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0117.210916T2340Z-210917T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
640 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota...
  Eastern Chippewa County in west central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Renville County in central Minnesota...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clarkfield,
  or 9 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving northeast at 50 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Montevideo around 650 PM CDT.
  Granite Falls around 655 PM CDT.
  Maynard around 700 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Clara
City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4484 9598 4513 9537 4497 9525 4490 9525
      4489 9519 4468 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 241DEG 42KT 4482 9579 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NDC
1 follow-up statement
998 
WWUS53 KMPX 162354
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
654 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

MNC073-170003-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210917T0015Z/
Lac qui Parle MN-
654 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI PARLE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
central and west central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4490 9574 4493 9573 4494 9576 4513 9537
      4497 9525 4490 9525 4489 9519 4472 9572
      4489 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 241DEG 42KT 4490 9559 

$$

MNC023-129-173-170015-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210917T0015Z/
Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-
654 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN CHIPPEWA...NORTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND NORTHWESTERN
RENVILLE COUNTIES...

At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Maynard, or 6 miles southeast of Montevideo, moving northeast at 50
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.

This severe storm will be near...
  Maynard around 700 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Clara
City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4490 9574 4493 9573 4494 9576 4513 9537
      4497 9525 4490 9525 4489 9519 4472 9572
      4489 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 241DEG 42KT 4490 9559 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMorrison, Todd33 min
Sep 16, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison31 min
Sep 16, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison35 min
Sep 16, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns49 min
Sep 16, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift45 min
Sep 16, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns43 min
Sep 16, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison43 min
Sep 16, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns42 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.