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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 12, 2022Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2022, 4:55 PM CDT for Morrison County, Todd County, 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
Jul 12, 2022, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 12:00Z on 2022-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 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 12:00Z on 2022-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1210 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

741 
WUUS53 KMPX 122155
SVRMPX
MNC097-153-122230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0210.220712T2155Z-220712T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
455 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Todd County in central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Motley, or 25
  miles west of Brainerd, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Randall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4617 9436 4616 9437 4616 9434 4613 9430
      4596 9467 4630 9486 4636 9472 4635 9468
      4636 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 315DEG 28KT 4628 9471 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CTG
1 follow-up statement
975 
WWUS53 KMPX 122219
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
519 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022

MNC153-122229-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-220712T2230Z/
Todd MN-
519 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4617 9436 4616 9437 4616 9434 4613 9430
      4600 9457 4601 9458 4619 9465 4627 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 315DEG 28KT 4614 9451 

$$

MNC097-122230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-220712T2230Z/
Morrison MN-
519 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY...

At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Randall, or 13
miles northwest of Little Falls, moving southeast at 30 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...
Randall and Cushing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4617 9436 4616 9437 4616 9434 4613 9430
      4600 9457 4601 9458 4619 9465 4627 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 315DEG 28KT 4614 9451 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd42 min
Jul 12, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs29 min
Jul 12, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd47 min
Jul 12, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago42 min
Jul 12, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin42 min
Jul 12, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs47 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.