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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 12, 2022Faribault County, Martin County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 12, 2022, 6:47 PM CDT for Faribault County, Martin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 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: Apr 12, 2022, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2022, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Faribault County, MN, Martin County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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
Apr 12, 7:16 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 S Fairmont, MN	PICTURES VIA TWITTER.

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
Apr 12, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 298 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

856 
WUUS53 KMPX 122347
SVRMPX
MNC043-091-130015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0003.220412T2347Z-220413T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
  East central Martin County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of Winnebago, or 9 miles east of Fairmont, moving northeast at 60
  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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Winnebago around 655 PM CDT.
  Delavan around 700 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Minnesota.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4360 9449 4385 9424 4385 9382 4354 9416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 219DEG 53KT 4366 9428 

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

$$

JRB

2 follow-up statements

623 
WWUS53 KMPX 130002
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
702 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

MNC043-091-130015-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220413T0015Z/
Faribault MN-Martin MN-
702 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FARIBAULT AND EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES...

At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winnebago, or
17 miles northeast of Fairmont, moving northeast at 60 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Faribault and east central Martin Counties, including
the following locations... Huntley and Granada.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Minnesota.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4367 9442 4385 9424 4385 9382 4366 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 212DEG 50KT 4381 9422 

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

$$

JRB

793 
WWUS53 KMPX 130009
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
709 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

MNC043-091-130019-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220413T0015Z/
Faribault MN-Martin MN-
709 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FARIBAULT AND
EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, another 
storm to the south may necessitate another warning soon.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4367 9442 4385 9424 4385 9382 4366 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 219DEG 53KT 4388 9414 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	31 min
Apr 12, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rice	30 min
Apr 12, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Rice	48 min
Apr 12, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	35 min
Apr 12, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin	37 min
Apr 12, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Watonwan	48 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.