Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2022, 7:08 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 67 min. 14 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, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2022, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Benton County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ssw Clarissa, MN | PICTURE SENT VIA EMAIL OF DESTROYED BARN. |
| May 12, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Wsw Paynesville, MN | MEASURED AT PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT. |
| May 12, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Wnw Long Prairie, MN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 7 WNW LONG PRAIRIE. HOUSE FINE, SHED AND BARN MISSING AT THE MOMENT. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY PER THE EM. |
| May 12, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Richmond, MN | REPORTED FROM STEARNS COUNTY EM. |
| May 12, 7:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Clarissa, MN | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 2 SSW CLARISSA. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR BROKEN. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS LOST ROOFS. THE DAMAGE PATTERN IN THIS PART OF TODD COUNTY WAS VERY COMPLICATED, BUT GROUND AND AERIAL SURVEYS REVEALED A TORNADO MOVE |
| May 12, 7:37 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Ne Waite Park, MN | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES NW OF VETERANS DRIVE AND CO RD 120. |
| May 12, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Sartell, MN | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG 35TH STREET N JUST WEST OF SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL. PHOTO ON TWITTER. |
| May 12, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Rice, MN | POWER LINE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. REPORTED VIA TWITTER. INCLUDED PHOTO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| May 12, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ssw Maple Lake, MN | MESONET STATION EW1587 MAPLE LAKE. |
| May 12, 7:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | ASOS STATION KSTC ST. CLOUD AP. |
| May 12, 7:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | St. Cloud, MN | |
| May 12, 8:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S St. Cloud, MN | 10 INCH DIAMETER TREES BRANCHES DOWN. |
| May 12, 8:01 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 S St. Cloud, MN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT TO PEA SIZE. |
| May 12, 8:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S St. Cloud, MN |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted.
859
WUUS53 KMPX 130008
SVRMPX
MNC009-093-097-141-145-153-171-130115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0121.220513T0008Z-220513T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
708 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Wright County in central Minnesota...
Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Western Benton County in central Minnesota...
Northwestern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
Southern Todd County in central Minnesota...
Stearns County in central Minnesota...
Southwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 707 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Glenwood to 8 miles northeast
of Belgrade to near Paynesville to 6 miles south of Grove City,
moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Melrose around 715 PM CDT.
St. Anthony, Freeport and Lake Osakis around 720 PM CDT.
Collegeville, Albany, Avon, Watkins and Grey Eagle around 725 PM
CDT.
Long Prairie, Kimball, Holdingford, Upsala and Swanville around
730 PM CDT.
Rockville, Browerville, Clarissa, Bowlus and Flensburg around 735
PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows!
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and
west central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4602 9432 4570 9404 4498 9395 4498 9450
4489 9451 4489 9476 4541 9477 4542 9481
4552 9489 4561 9514 4617 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 220DEG 60KT 4571 9523 4555 9488 4542 9478 4507
9464
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
Borghoff2 follow-up statements
972
WWUS53 KMPX 130025
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
725 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC009-093-097-141-145-153-171-130115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-220513T0115Z/
Wright MN-Meeker MN-Benton MN-Sherburne MN-Todd MN-Stearns MN-
Morrison MN-
725 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN WRIGHT...MEEKER...WESTERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN
SHERBURNE...SOUTHERN TODD...STEARNS AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON
COUNTIES...
At 724 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Long Prairie to near Upsala to near Avon to
Dassel, moving northeast at 75 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Waite Park, St. Joseph, Collegeville, Holdingford and Upsala
around 730 PM CDT.
Sartell, Annandale, Browerville and Flensburg around 735 PM CDT.
Little Falls, Maple Lake, Royalton and Rice around 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and
west central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4602 9432 4570 9404 4498 9395 4498 9450
4489 9451 4489 9476 4541 9477 4542 9481
4552 9489 4561 9514 4617 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 225DEG 64KT 4593 9495 4577 9460 4556 9443 4506
9430
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
Borghoff956
WWUS53 KMPX 130054
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
754 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC009-093-097-141-145-153-171-130115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-220513T0115Z/
Wright MN-Meeker MN-Benton MN-Sherburne MN-Todd MN-Stearns MN-
Morrison MN-
754 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN WRIGHT...EASTERN MEEKER...WESTERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN
SHERBURNE...SOUTHERN TODD...EASTERN STEARNS AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON
COUNTIES...
At 753 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Motley to near Camp Ripley to 5 miles
east of Royalton to 5 miles south of Clearwater, moving northeast at
65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
western Wright, eastern Meeker, western Benton, northwestern
Sherburne, southern Todd, eastern Stearns and southwestern Morrison
Counties, including the following locations... Mayhew, Sobieski, St
Augusta, Opole, Burtrum, Pleasant Lake, Smith Lake, Clotho, Darwin
and Little Falls Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 4602 9432 4570 9404 4498 9395 4498 9450
4562 9455 4584 9474 4597 9514 4617 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 222DEG 56KT 4620 9470 4604 9435 4583 9418 4533
9405
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
BorghoffThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 45 min |
| May 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 58 min |
| May 12, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 21 min |
| May 12, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Stearns | 16 min |
| May 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 44 min |
| May 12, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Todd | 13 min |
| May 12, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns | 9 min |
| May 12, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 16 min |
| May 12, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Scott and 3 more | 60 min |
| May 12, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 57 min |
| May 12, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 20 min |
| May 12, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 19 min |
| May 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 12 min |
| May 12, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 54 min |
| May 12, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 39 min |
| May 12, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 85 min |
| May 12, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 36 min |
| May 12, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 27 min |
| May 12, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 28 min |
| May 12, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 28 min |
| May 13, 3:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 11 hr |
| May 13, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 21 days |
| May 13, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Stearns | 21 days |
| May 13, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Todd | 67 hr |
| May 13, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 58 hr |
| May 13, 2:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 21 days |
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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.