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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 12, 20224 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2022, 5:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 9 reports 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: May 12, 2022, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2022, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Destructive
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 90.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 12, 6:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 66	Canby, MN
May 12, 6:08 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 94	2 Sse Madison, MN	MEASURED AT MADISON AIRPORT AWOS.
May 12, 6:09 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Sse Madison, MN	THIS TORNADO MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF MADISON. A HOUSE HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED, A CAMPER WAS ROLLED, AND THREE LIGHT POLES IN THE BASEBALL FIELD WERE BENT OVER, WITH 1 HAVING THE CEMENT SUPPORT RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND. THERE WAS ALSO EXTENSIVE TREE
May 12, 6:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Hanley Falls, MN	MESONET STATION MN033 HANLEY FALLS MN-23 MILE POST 94.
May 12, 6:19 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ese Louisburg, MN	THIS TORNADO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO A HOUSE, WHICH HAD ITS ROOF COMPLETELY REMOVED AND SEVERAL WALLS THEN COLLAPSED. THE GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. MANY TREES WERE BROKEN OR SNAPPED. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1.1 MILES. IT WAS RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIM
May 12, 6:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Milan, MN	12 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN 5 MILES NW OF WATSON.
May 12, 6:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Milan, MN	12 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN 5 MILES NW OF WATSON. DOZENS OF ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN IN VICINITY. ROADS BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES.
May 12, 6:23 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 75	1 Nne Canby, MN	REPORTED BY CANBY AIRPORT AWOS.
May 12, 6:33 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	2 Nne Appleton, MN	APPLETON AIRPORT AWOS.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 12, 5:35 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 192 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 892 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -300 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

363 
WUUS53 KMPX 122241
SVRMPX
MNC023-073-151-173-122330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0113.220512T2241Z-220512T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
541 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota...
  Central Chippewa County in west central Minnesota...
  Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Swift County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 540 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Hayti to near Toronto to near Pipestone, moving
  north at 90 mph.

  THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR CANBY AND MADISON.

  HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and 
           businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. 
           Expect extensive tree damage and power outages.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Marietta around 605 PM CDT.
  Porter and Bellingham around 610 PM CDT.
  Boyd around 620 PM CDT.
  Dawson around 625 PM CDT.
  Milan and Watson around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Granite Falls Airport, Nassau, Asbury, Providence, Big Stone National
Wildlife Refuge, Montevideo Airport, Burr, St. Leo, Hagen and Big
Bend City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado-like wind 
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are 
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be 
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the 
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause 
serious injury and significant property damage.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4526 9645 4525 9629 4522 9627 4518 9610
      4541 9612 4493 9548 4474 9548 4454 9559
      4463 9560 4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 192DEG 80KT 4464 9716 4451 9663 4399 9624 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH

$$

Borghoff

2 follow-up statements

728 
WWUS53 KMPX 122254
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
554 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

MNC023-073-151-173-122330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-220512T2330Z/
Lac qui Parle MN-Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Swift MN-
554 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR LAC QUI PARLE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA...YELLOW MEDICINE AND
SOUTHWESTERN SWIFT COUNTIES...

At 553 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Pelican Lake to Lake Cochrane Rec
Area to near Ruthton, moving northeast at 85 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR CANBY AND MADISON.

HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses 
         will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect 
         extensive tree damage and power outages.

These severe storms will be near...
  Marietta around 605 PM CDT.
  Madison around 610 PM CDT.
  Bellingham around 615 PM CDT.
  Appleton around 620 PM CDT.
  Clarkfield, Hanley Falls and Lake Oliver around 625 PM CDT.
  Granite Falls around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Granite Falls Airport, Nassau, Asbury, Providence, Big Stone National
Wildlife Refuge, Montevideo Airport, Burr, St. Leo, Hagen and Big
Bend City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing 
widespread wind damage across southwestern Minnesota and eastern 
South Dakota. Numerous reports of 90 to 110 mph gusts have been 
received. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away 
from windows.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central, 
southwestern and west central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4526 9645 4525 9629 4522 9627 4518 9610
      4541 9612 4493 9548 4474 9548 4454 9559
      4463 9560 4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 209DEG 75KT 4482 9707 4473 9647 4417 9615 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH

$$

Borghoff

533 
WWUS53 KMPX 122312
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
612 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

MNC023-073-151-173-122330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-220512T2330Z/
Lac qui Parle MN-Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Swift MN-
612 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR LAC QUI PARLE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA...YELLOW MEDICINE AND
SOUTHWESTERN SWIFT COUNTIES...

At 612 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Twin Brooks to 6 miles northeast of Madison to 5
miles south of Wood Lake, moving northeast at 95 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, AND GRANITE 
FALLS.

HAZARD...100 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. A 94 mph gust was 
         measured in Madison!

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Expect considerable damage to homes and 
         businesses. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages.

These severe storms will be near...
  Appleton around 620 PM CDT.
  Lake Oliver around 625 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Granite Falls Airport, Nassau, Asbury, Providence, Big Stone National
Wildlife Refuge, Montevideo Airport, Burr, St. Leo, Hagen and Big
Bend City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado-like wind 
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are 
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be 
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the 
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause 
serious injury and significant property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 4526 9645 4525 9629 4522 9627 4518 9610
      4541 9612 4493 9548 4474 9548 4454 9559
      4463 9560 4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 211DEG 81KT 4516 9676 4510 9614 4457 9551 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...100 MPH

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	33 min
May 11, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	63 min
May 11, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	29 min
May 11, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	39 min
May 11, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	95 min
May 11, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice, Scott	63 min
May 11, 7:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott	44 min
May 11, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin	42 min
May 11, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Wright	55 min
May 11, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice	37 min
May 11, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, Hennepin	34 min
May 11, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Hennepin	47 min
May 11, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	44 min
May 11, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dakota, Rice, Scott	47 min
May 11, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	43 min
May 11, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Steele, Waseca	42 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault	36 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dakota	40 min
May 11, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington	62 min
May 11, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey	25 min
May 11, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	63 min
May 11, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Waseca	26 min
May 11, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Freeborn	44 min
May 11, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Chisago	65 min
May 11, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne	49 min
May 11, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Steele, Waseca	44 min
May 11, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault	27 min
May 11, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	92 min
May 11, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca	25 min
May 11, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Goodhue	38 min
May 11, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Freeborn	27 min
May 11, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	35 min
May 11, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	32 min
May 11, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	90 min
May 11, 11:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville	29 days
May 12, 2:21 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Redwood and 5 more	4 hr
May 12, 4:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	35 min
May 12, 4:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift	35 min
May 12, 5:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	35 min
May 12, 6:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	29 min
May 12, 6:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	29 min
May 12, 6:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	23 min
May 12, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	25 min
May 12, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	28 min
May 12, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	30 min
May 12, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	27 min
May 12, 7:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	24 min
May 12, 7:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kanabec	24 min
May 12, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Stearns, Todd	36 min
May 12, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope, Todd	32 min
May 12, 9:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope, Swift	30 min
May 12, 9:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Pope, Swift	36 min
May 12, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi, Morrison, Stearns	29 min
May 12, 10:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison	43 min
May 12, 10:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker, Stearns	26 min
May 12, 10:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns	46 min
May 12, 11:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Stearns	83 min
May 12, 11:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne	49 min
May 12, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	33 min
May 12, 11:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	7 days
May 12, 12:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	33 min
May 12, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne and 1 more	82 min
May 12, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec	32 min
May 12, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Watonwan and 1 more	58 min
May 12, 6:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Swift	15 min
May 12, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift	44 min
May 12, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns	64 min
May 12, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	26 min
May 12, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift	17 min
May 12, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Renville	13 min
May 12, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley	53 min
May 12, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Pope	17 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.