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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 24, 20214 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2021, 2:55 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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
Aug 24, 2021, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2021, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Carver County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 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
Aug 24, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2021-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 501 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 2021-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
501 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

427 
WUUS53 KMPX 240755
SVRMPX
MNC019-079-139-143-240830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0076.210824T0755Z-210824T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
255 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Le Sueur County in south central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Sibley County in central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Scott County in east central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Carver County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 254 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Henderson, or
  26 miles north of Mankato, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Belle Plaine around 310 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include New
Prague and Jordan.

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 4458 9407 4475 9361 4455 9348 4454 9351
      4452 9353 4445 9395 4446 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 247DEG 32KT 4455 9394 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

CTG
2 follow-up statements
498 
WWUS53 KMPX 240812
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
312 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

MNC019-079-139-143-240830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210824T0830Z/
Le Sueur MN-Sibley MN-Scott MN-Carver MN-
312 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR...EAST CENTRAL SIBLEY...SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
AND SOUTHEASTERN CARVER COUNTIES...

At 311 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Belle Plaine,
or 30 miles west of Northfield, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  New Prague and Jordan.

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 4462 9395 4475 9361 4455 9348 4454 9351
      4452 9353 4448 9388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 247DEG 32KT 4461 9373 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

CTG
913 
WWUS53 KMPX 240821
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
321 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

MNC143-240830-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210824T0830Z/
Sibley MN-
321 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SIBLEY 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 900 AM CDT for
south central, central and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4461 9387 4463 9381 4463 9377 4467 9377
      4468 9380 4469 9378 4475 9361 4455 9348
      4454 9352 4452 9353 4448 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 247DEG 32KT 4464 9362 

$$

MNC019-079-139-240830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210824T0830Z/
Le Sueur MN-Scott MN-Carver MN-
321 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR...SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHEASTERN
CARVER COUNTIES...

At 320 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jordan, or 25
miles northwest of Northfield, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
New Prague, Belle Plaine, Jordan, Carver, Helena, Mn Valley State Rec
Area and St Benedict.

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 4461 9387 4463 9381 4463 9377 4467 9377
      4468 9380 4469 9378 4475 9361 4455 9348
      4454 9352 4452 9353 4448 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 247DEG 32KT 4464 9362 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift29 min
Aug 24, 3:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Scott32 min
Aug 24, 3:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift43 min
Aug 24, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice42 min
Aug 24, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine38 min
Aug 24, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift52 min
Aug 24, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Swift45 min
Aug 24, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXKandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns46 min
Aug 24, 4:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville42 min
Aug 24, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue40 min
Aug 24, 5:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Wright33 min
Aug 24, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright46 min
Aug 24, 5:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley30 min
Aug 24, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright33 min
Aug 24, 5:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Renville, Sibley31 min
Aug 24, 6:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley26 min
Aug 24, 6:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington35 min
Aug 24, 6:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott67 min
Aug 24, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown33 min
Aug 24, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey, Washington30 min
Aug 24, 7:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet, Sibley37 min
Aug 24, 7:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Sibley31 min
Aug 24, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWabasha29 min
Aug 24, 8:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood26 min
Aug 24, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood30 min
Aug 24, 8:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Sibley21 min
Aug 24, 9:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota27 min
Aug 24, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Nicollet, Watonwan49 min
Aug 24, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin37 min
Aug 24, 10:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth25 min
Aug 24, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Martin44 min
Aug 24, 12:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn40 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.