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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 24, 2022Benton County, Sherburne County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2022, 2:27 AM CDT for Benton County, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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 24, 2022, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2022, 2:58 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MN, Sherburne County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2022-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 188 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

582 
WUUS53 KMPX 240727
SVRMPX
MNC009-141-240815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0201.220624T0727Z-220624T0815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
227 AM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Benton County in central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 227 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sauk Rapids,
  or near St. Cloud, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Benton and northwestern Sherburne Counties, including
  the following locations... Duelm, Parent and St Cloud Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4564 9387 4551 9388 4555 9415 4560 9420
      4565 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 279DEG 13KT 4560 9409 

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

$$

CEO
2 follow-up statements
555 
WWUS53 KMPX 240741
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

MNC009-141-240815-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-220624T0815Z/
Benton MN-Sherburne MN-
241 AM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTH CENTRAL SHERBURNE COUNTIES...

At 240 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Foley, or 9 miles east of St. Cloud, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
St. Cloud and Duelm. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4564 9387 4551 9388 4556 9407 4560 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 283DEG 17KT 4559 9401 

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

$$

CEO
343 
WWUS53 KMPX 240758
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
258 AM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

MNC009-141-240808-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-220624T0815Z/
Benton MN-Sherburne MN-
258 AM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTH
CENTRAL SHERBURNE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4564 9387 4551 9388 4556 9407 4560 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 279DEG 13KT 4558 9392 

$$

CEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison15 min
Jun 23, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison45 min
Jun 23, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison32 min
Jun 23, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec57 min
Jun 23, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison46 min
Jun 23, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison44 min
Jun 23, 10:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMorrison3 hr
Jun 23, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison25 min
Jun 23, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti64 min
Jun 23, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison, Todd83 min
Jun 24, 12:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMorrison3 hr
Jun 24, 12:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton37 min
Jun 24, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd29 min
Jun 24, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti, Sherburne94 min
Jun 24, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne25 min
Jun 24, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSherburne27 min
Jun 24, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton23 min
Jun 24, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSherburne56 min
Jun 24, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns87 min
Jun 24, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison6 hr
Jun 24, 2:19 PM CDTFlood WatchMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne and 2 more15 hr

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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.