Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 5:29 AM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 28, 2021, 5:29 AM CDT (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2021, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4029 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted.
555
WUUS53 KMPX 281029
SVRMPX
MNC067-093-145-281115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0056.210728T1029Z-210728T1115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
529 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Central Stearns County in central Minnesota...
Northeastern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...
* Until 615 AM CDT.
* At 529 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Melrose, or
29 miles southeast of Alexandria, moving southeast at 35 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...
Paynesville and Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4569 9498 4574 9481 4543 9429 4522 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1029Z 324DEG 29KT 4565 9488
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDH2 follow-up statements
477
WWUS53 KMPX 281047
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
547 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
MNC067-093-145-281115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210728T1115Z/
Meeker MN-Stearns MN-Kandiyohi MN-
547 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MEEKER...CENTRAL STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI
COUNTIES...
At 547 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Richmond, or 24 miles west of St. Cloud, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cold Spring, Melrose, Rockville, Paynesville, Richmond, New London,
Freeport, Green Lake, Farming, Manannah, New Munich and Greenwald.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4569 9498 4569 9473 4543 9429 4522 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1047Z 313DEG 32KT 4551 9469
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TDH999
WWUS53 KMPX 281106
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
606 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
MNC067-093-145-281116-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210728T1115Z/
Meeker MN-Stearns MN-Kandiyohi MN-
606 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MEEKER...CENTRAL
STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM
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 small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4569 9498 4569 9473 4543 9429 4522 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 324DEG 29KT 4540 9458
$$
TDHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 4:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns, Todd | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Wright | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 7:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.