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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 27, 2021Martin County, Watonwan County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2021, 7:11 AM CDT for Martin County, Watonwan County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2021, 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Martin County, MN, Watonwan County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 7:20 AM CDTHAIL 12 Sw Ormsby, MNHAIL LASTED SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND, WITH THE RAIN BLOWING SIDEWAYS.
Apr 27, 7:38 AM CDTHAIL 1.256 Wsw Truman, MNLOTS OF LARGE HAIL. HAIL WAS ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2021-04-27Temperature 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 2021-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

331 
WUUS53 KMPX 271211
SVRMPX
MNC091-165-271300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0012.210427T1211Z-210427T1300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
711 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Martin County in south central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 800 AM CDT.

* At 711 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
  Trimont, or 11 miles northeast of Jackson In Jackson County, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Trimont around 720 AM CDT.
  Truman and Lewisville around 750 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Ormsby,
Foxlake, Northrop, South Branch and Odin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4384 9485 4395 9437 4385 9436 4371 9435
      4370 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1211Z 258DEG 30KT 4375 9484 

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

MPG
3 follow-up statements
132 
WWUS53 KMPX 271230
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
730 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

MNC091-165-271300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210427T1300Z/
Martin MN-Watonwan MN-
730 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTIES...

At 730 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of
Trimont, or 13 miles northwest of Fairmont, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Truman and Lewisville around 745 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Ormsby,
Northrop and South Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4395 9437 4385 9436 4373 9435 4373 9463
      4386 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1230Z 256DEG 33KT 4381 9460 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MPG
150 
WWUS53 KMPX 271241
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
741 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

MNC091-165-271300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210427T1300Z/
Martin MN-Watonwan MN-
741 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTIES...

At 741 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Truman, or 13
miles north of Fairmont, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Lewisville around 745 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include South
Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4395 9437 4385 9436 4373 9435 4376 9455
      4389 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 258DEG 30KT 4383 9448 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MPG
469 
WWUS53 KMPX 271252
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
752 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

MNC091-165-271301-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210427T1300Z/
Martin MN-Watonwan MN-
752 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4395 9437 4385 9436 4373 9435 4376 9455
      4389 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 258DEG 30KT 4385 9438 

$$

MPG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWatonwan44 min
Apr 27, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin40 min
Apr 27, 7:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.