Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2022, 5:10 PM CDT for Dakota County, Ramsey County, Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 12 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 9, 2022, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2022, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dakota County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 9, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Burnsville, MN | |
| May 9, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Ssw Eagan, MN | |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Apple Valley, MN | |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | South St. Paul, MN | |
| May 9, 5:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Eagan, MN | PICTURE VIA TWITTER. |
| May 9, 5:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Sse West St. Paul, MN | |
| May 9, 5:33 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | Oakdale, MN | |
| May 9, 5:33 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 E St. Paul, MN | |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wnw South St. Paul, MN | |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Oakdale, MN | && |
| May 9, 5:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sse Maplewood, MN | PICTURE VIA FACEBOOK. |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Sse Oakdale, 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 9, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
043
WUUS53 KMPX 092210
SVRMPX
MNC037-123-163-092245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0041.220509T2210Z-220509T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
510 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Dakota County in east central Minnesota...
Southwestern Washington County in east central Minnesota...
Southeastern Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Apple Valley,
or 13 miles southwest of St. Paul, moving northeast at 55 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...
Rosemount around 515 PM CDT.
Eagan around 520 PM CDT.
Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, South St. Paul, West St. Paul
and Mendota Heights around 525 PM CDT.
St. Paul around 530 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Woodbury, Maplewood, Oakdale, White Bear Lake, Afton, Lake Elmo and
Mahtomedi.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4470 9329 4473 9332 4506 9299 4499 9287
4484 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 222DEG 46KT 4476 9323
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
PEM2 follow-up statements
555
WWUS53 KMPX 092228
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
528 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC037-123-163-092245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-220509T2245Z/
Dakota MN-Washington MN-Ramsey MN-
528 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
RAMSEY COUNTIES...
At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South St. Paul,
or near St. Paul, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Afton, Lake Elmo and Mahtomedi.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room,
a bathroom or closet or basement.
&&
LAT...LON 4480 9311 4486 9319 4506 9299 4499 9287
4484 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 222DEG 46KT 4493 9301
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
PEM973
WWUS53 KMPX 092241 RRA
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
541 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC037-123-163-092251-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-220509T2245Z/
Dakota MN-Washington MN-Ramsey MN-
541 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DAKOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN RAMSEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4480 9311 4486 9319 4506 9299 4499 9287
4484 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 222DEG 46KT 4505 9285
$$
PEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 51 min |
| May 9, 7:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 40 min |
| May 9, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Renville, Stearns, Swift | 57 min |
| May 9, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 45 min |
| May 9, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright | 42 min |
| May 9, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 40 min |
| May 9, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 32 min |
| May 9, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 26 min |
| May 9, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 37 min |
| May 9, 9:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 34 min |
| May 9, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 15 min |
| May 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 38 days |
| May 9, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 50 min |
| May 9, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 37 min |
| May 9, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 33 min |
| May 9, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 6 min |
| May 9, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 35 min |
| May 9, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 26 min |
| May 9, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 42 min |
| May 9, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 45 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 25 min |
| May 9, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 34 min |
| May 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 36 min |
| May 9, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 41 min |
| May 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 42 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.