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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 16, 20214 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
Sep 16, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 16, 8:55 PM CDTHAIL 0.7Hutchinson, MNTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 294 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-09-17Temperature 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -170 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

458 
WUUS53 KMPX 170112
SVRMPX
MNC067-085-093-129-170145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0124.210917T0112Z-210917T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
  Northwestern McLeod County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Renville County in central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
  of Cosmos, or 20 miles west of Hutchinson, moving east at 60 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...
  Cosmos around 820 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Hutchinson and Dassel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4474 9491 4492 9498 4514 9434 4486 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 251DEG 50KT 4488 9480 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NDC
1 follow-up statement
302 
WWUS53 KMPX 170126
SVSMPX

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

MNC067-170135-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210917T0145Z/
Kandiyohi MN-
826 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI 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 Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4489 9482 4489 9476 4492 9476 4502 9467
      4514 9434 4486 9420 4474 9491 4485 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 251DEG 41KT 4492 9463 

$$

MNC085-093-129-170145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210917T0145Z/
Meeker MN-McLeod MN-Renville MN-
826 PM CDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MEEKER...NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD AND NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE
COUNTIES...

At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cosmos, or 12
miles west of Hutchinson, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Hutchinson and Dassel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4489 9482 4489 9476 4492 9476 4502 9467
      4514 9434 4486 9420 4474 9491 4485 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 251DEG 41KT 4492 9463 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison23 min
Sep 16, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi37 min
Sep 16, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa31 min
Sep 16, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville27 min
Sep 16, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison45 min
Sep 16, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs47 min
Sep 16, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXKandiyohi, Renville31 min
Sep 16, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker28 min
Sep 16, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs37 min
Sep 16, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti37 min
Sep 16, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Wright30 min
Sep 16, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin33 min
Sep 16, 10:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle36 min
Sep 16, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec23 min
Sep 16, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns24 min
Sep 17, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs36 min
Sep 17, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton24 min
Sep 17, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs28 min
Sep 17, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood, Yellow Medicine35 min
Sep 17, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec20 min
Sep 17, 1:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton25 min
Sep 17, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Redwood, Renville31 min
Sep 17, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs27 min
Sep 17, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod, Sibley37 min
Sep 17, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Nicollet30 min
Sep 17, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Scott, Sibley16 min
Sep 17, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Rice26 min
Sep 17, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott15 min
Sep 17, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington16 min
Sep 17, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXWashington15 min
Sep 17, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue27 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.