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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 9, 2021Douglas County, Pope County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 9, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 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
Oct 9, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 9, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 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
Oct 9, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

973 
WUUS53 KMPX 100115
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-100200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0136.211010T0115Z-211010T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
815 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Douglas County in west central Minnesota...
  Pope County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 814 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Evansville,
  or 16 miles west of Alexandria, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Brandon around 820 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4576 9514 4554 9524 4541 9559
      4541 9574 4610 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 224DEG 48KT 4592 9571 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CTG
1 follow-up statement
271 
WWUS53 KMPX 100155
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
855 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021

MNC041-121-100205-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0136.000000T0000Z-211010T0200Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-
855 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DOUGLAS AND POPE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4576 9514 4554 9524 4541 9559
      4541 9574 4610 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 224DEG 48KT 4630 9518 

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine62 min
Oct 9, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift41 min
Oct 9, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle25 min
Oct 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift49 min
Oct 9, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle47 min
Oct 9, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Swift, Todd, Yellow Medicine3 hr

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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.