Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2022, 3:03 PM CDT for Meeker County, Stearns County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 42 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
- May 11, 2022, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2022, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
494
WUUS53 KMPX 112003
SVRMPX
MNC093-145-171-112045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0065.220511T2003Z-220511T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
303 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wright County in central Minnesota...
Northeastern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Southeastern Stearns County in central Minnesota...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 303 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Litchfield, or 22 miles north of Hutchinson, moving northeast at
40 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...
Watkins around 310 PM CDT.
Annandale and Kimball around 320 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Clearwater and St. Cloud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.
&&
LAT...LON 4555 9420 4546 9409 4545 9410 4543 9405
4530 9389 4505 9446 4523 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 230DEG 36KT 4521 9445
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CTG3 follow-up statements
801
WWUS53 KMPX 112026
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
326 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC093-112036-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-220511T2045Z/
Meeker MN-
326 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4555 9420 4546 9409 4545 9410 4543 9405
4530 9389 4518 9425 4522 9427 4528 9426
4528 9438 4532 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 230DEG 36KT 4536 9420
$$
MNC145-171-112045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-220511T2045Z/
Wright MN-Stearns MN-
326 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES...
At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kimball, or 14
miles south of St. Cloud, moving northeast at 40 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...
Clearwater and St. Cloud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
the Twin Cities.
&&
LAT...LON 4555 9420 4546 9409 4545 9410 4543 9405
4530 9389 4518 9425 4522 9427 4528 9426
4528 9438 4532 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 230DEG 36KT 4536 9420
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CTG108
WWUS53 KMPX 112037
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
337 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC145-171-112045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-220511T2045Z/
Wright MN-Stearns MN-
337 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES...
At 336 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clearwater, or
11 miles southeast of St. Cloud, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Annandale, Clearwater and Silver Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
the Twin Cities.
&&
LAT...LON 4530 9389 4526 9409 4532 9416 4544 9409
4543 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 230DEG 36KT 4543 9408
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CTG398
WWUS53 KMPX 112040
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
340 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC145-171-112050-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-220511T2045Z/
Wright MN-Stearns MN-
340 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT AND
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT...
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 will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4530 9389 4526 9409 4532 9416 4544 9409
4543 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 230DEG 36KT 4544 9406
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 28 min |
| May 11, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 27 min |
| May 11, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 35 min |
| May 11, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 28 min |
| May 11, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 34 min |
| May 11, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 10 min |
| May 11, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dodge | 31 min |
| May 11, 7:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 84 min |
| May 11, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 28 min |
| May 11, 8:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| May 11, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 31 min |
| May 11, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 60 min |
| May 11, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| May 11, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 26 hr |
| May 11, 11:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 37 min |
| May 11, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 33 min |
| May 11, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 30 min |
| May 11, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| May 11, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 50 min |
| May 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 44 min |
| May 11, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 45 min |
| May 11, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 23 min |
| May 11, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 49 min |
| May 11, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 32 min |
| May 11, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 45 min |
| May 11, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 29 min |
| May 11, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 36 min |
| May 11, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 29 min |
| May 11, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 51 min |
| May 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 49 min |
| May 11, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 66 min |
| May 11, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 42 min |
| May 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 63 min |
| May 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 28 min |
| May 11, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 26 min |
| May 11, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 35 min |
| May 11, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 39 min |
| May 11, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 36 min |
| May 11, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 65 min |
| May 11, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 34 min |
| May 11, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 44 min |
| May 11, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville | 43 min |
| May 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 36 min |
| May 11, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 62 min |
| May 11, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 46 min |
| May 11, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 59 min |
| May 11, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Renville | 40 min |
| May 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 50 min |
| May 11, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 53 min |
| May 11, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 37 min |
| May 11, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 46 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.