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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 28, 2022Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2022, 7:41 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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: Aug 28, 2022, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 2022, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 28, 8:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Prinsburg, MN	TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND WEST OF PRINSBURG.

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
Aug 28, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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: 2528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

282 
WUUS53 KMPX 290041
SVRMPX
MNC023-067-129-290130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0252.220829T0041Z-220829T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
741 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Chippewa County in west central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...
  North central Renville County in central Minnesota...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clara City,
  or 17 miles east of Montevideo, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Raymond around 800 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Prinsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 4488 9541 4500 9541 4508 9488 4481 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 268DEG 21KT 4493 9536 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Borghoff

2 follow-up statements

966 
WWUS53 KMPX 290054
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
754 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

MNC023-067-129-290130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-220829T0130Z/
Chippewa MN-Kandiyohi MN-Renville MN-
754 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHIPPEWA...SOUTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI AND NORTH CENTRAL
RENVILLE COUNTIES...

At 754 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Prinsburg, or
18 miles southwest of Willmar, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Prinsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 4487 9535 4498 9533 4503 9521 4508 9488
      4481 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 273DEG 18KT 4492 9528 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Borghoff

338 
WWUS53 KMPX 290126
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
826 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

MNC023-067-129-290135-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-220829T0130Z/
Chippewa MN-Kandiyohi MN-Renville MN-
826 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHIPPEWA...
SOUTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI AND NORTH CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
        
A Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southern Kandiyohi and 
north central Renville County until 845 PM CDT.

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

LAT...LON 4487 9535 4498 9533 4503 9521 4508 9488
      4481 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 268DEG 21KT 4460 9472 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 28, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Kandiyohi, Renville	42 min
Aug 28, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Renville, Sibley	43 min
Aug 28, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	29 min
Aug 28, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	43 min
Aug 28, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns	30 min
Aug 28, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	29 min
Aug 28, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Stearns, Wright	38 min
Aug 28, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	24 min
Aug 28, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	37 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.