Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2022, 5:55 PM CDT for Brown County, Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 65 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
- May 11, 2022, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, MN, Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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 11, 6:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sanborn, MN | SHED AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF SANBORN. |
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 11, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 11, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
931
WUUS53 KMPX 112255
SVRMPX
MNC015-127-120000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0071.220511T2255Z-220512T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
555 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
Brown County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 555 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tracy to near Lakefield, moving northeast at 25 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Walnut Grove around 610 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Wabasso and Redwood Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4434 9559 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487
4450 9488 4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467
4438 9456 4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9509
4420 9510 4420 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 231DEG 20KT 4423 9560 4371 9513
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
JRB5 follow-up statements
018
WWUS53 KMPX 112304
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
604 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC015-127-120000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-220512T0000Z/
Redwood MN-Brown MN-
604 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR REDWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES...
At 604 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Wabasso to Mountain Lake, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Comfrey, Redwood Falls and New Ulm.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4434 9559 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487
4450 9488 4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467
4438 9456 4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9509
4420 9510 4420 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 219DEG 39KT 4444 9541 4392 9494
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
JRB575
WWUS53 KMPX 112321
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
621 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC015-127-120000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-220512T0000Z/
Redwood MN-Brown MN-
621 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR REDWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES...
At 621 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Wabasso to near Butterfield, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Morgan, Lamberton,
Wabasso, Franklin, Morton, Comfrey, Sanborn and Lucan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4434 9559 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487
4450 9488 4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467
4438 9456 4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9509
4420 9510 4420 9536 4426 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 231DEG 20KT 4450 9531 4398 9484
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
JRB189
WWUS53 KMPX 112334
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
634 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC015-127-120000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-220512T0000Z/
Redwood MN-Brown MN-
634 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL REDWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES...
At 633 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Redwood Falls to 8 miles west of
Hanska, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Morgan, Wabasso,
Franklin, Morton, Comfrey, Sanborn, Clements and Seaforth.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487 4450 9488
4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467 4438 9456
4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9509 4420 9510
4420 9524 4434 9531 4446 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 237DEG 39KT 4463 9512 4411 9465
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
BPH281
WWUS53 KMPX 112344
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
644 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC015-127-120000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-220512T0000Z/
Redwood MN-Brown MN-
644 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN REDWOOD AND CENTRAL BROWN COUNTIES...
At 644 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Redwood Falls to 5 miles west of
Hanska, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Morgan, Franklin,
Morton, Comfrey, Clements, Evan, Delhi and Cobden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487 4450 9488
4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467 4438 9456
4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9492 4423 9498
4430 9502 4442 9512 4454 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 270DEG 20KT 4466 9507 4414 9460
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
JRB649
WWUS53 KMPX 112357
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
657 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC015-127-120007-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-220512T0000Z/
Redwood MN-Brown MN-
657 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN REDWOOD AND CENTRAL
BROWN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, central and southwestern Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4463 9519 4457 9509 4452 9487 4450 9488
4445 9478 4443 9470 4439 9467 4438 9456
4434 9447 4411 9490 4411 9492 4423 9498
4430 9502 4442 9512 4454 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 231DEG 20KT 4470 9501 4418 9454
$$
BPHThe 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, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 42 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.