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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 17, 2021Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pepin County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2021, 8:28 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pepin County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 17, 2021, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Goodhue County, MN, Pepin County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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
Jun 17, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2021-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 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 2021-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-387 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

267 
WUUS53 KMPX 180128
SVRMPX
MNC049-WIC091-180215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0042.210618T0128Z-210618T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
828 PM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
  Southwestern Pepin County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goodhue, or 7
  miles southwest of Red Wing, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Frontenac around 845 PM CDT.
  Stockholm around 850 PM CDT.
  Pepin around 855 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Frontenac State Park, Bellechester, Central Point, Ella and Wacouta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 4436 9277 4456 9267 4456 9242 4454 9232
      4454 9214 4456 9213 4456 9204 4441 9209
      4445 9224 4445 9243 4437 9244 4437 9254
      4435 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 272DEG 43KT 4446 9262 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
2 follow-up statements
989 
WWUS53 KMPX 180142
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
842 PM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

MNC049-WIC091-180215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210618T0215Z/
Goodhue MN-Pepin WI-
842 PM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE AND SOUTHWESTERN PEPIN COUNTIES...

At 842 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southwest of Welch to 7 miles east of Goodhue,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

These severe storms will be near...
  Frontenac around 905 PM CDT.
  Stockholm around 910 PM CDT.
  Pepin around 920 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Frontenac State Park, Bellechester, Central Point and Ella.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms are producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4456 9267 4454 9248 4454 9214 4456 9213
      4456 9204 4441 9209 4445 9224 4445 9243
      4437 9244 4437 9254 4435 9255 4439 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 280DEG 44KT 4449 9275 4441 9246 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
971 
WWUS53 KMPX 180202
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

MNC049-WIC091-180209-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210618T0215Z/
Goodhue MN-Pepin WI-
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE AND
SOUTHWESTERN PEPIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southeastern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4456 9267 4454 9248 4454 9214 4456 9213
      4456 9204 4441 9209 4445 9224 4445 9243
      4437 9244 4437 9254 4435 9255 4439 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 272DEG 43KT 4448 9248 4440 9219 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice58 min
Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley42 min
Jun 17, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Sibley26 min
Jun 17, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue32 min
Jun 17, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue55 min
Jun 17, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue45 min
Jun 18, 3:21 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas and 20 more16 hr
Jun 17, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.