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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 11, 2022Carver County, McLeod County, Wright County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2022, 7:35 PM CDT for Carver County, McLeod County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min. 5 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 11, 2022, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2022, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Carver County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 11, 8:02 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Cologne, MNPOWER LINE DOWN/MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
May 11, 8:04 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Chaska, MNPINE TREE OVER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
May 11, 8:07 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 771 Wnw Shakopee, MNMEASURED AT HOME ASOS STATION.
May 11, 8:10 PM CDTHAIL 1.52 N Chaska, MN
May 11, 8:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGChanhassen, MNSEVERAL DOWNED TREES ON POWER LINES.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 22 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 243 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 439 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-306 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
439 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
580 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
17.2

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The text

As transmitted.

058 
WUUS53 KMPX 120035
SVRMPX
MNC019-085-171-120130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0084.220512T0035Z-220512T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
735 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wright County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern McLeod County in central Minnesota...
  Carver County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lester
  Prairie, or 15 miles east of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 50
  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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Mayer around 745 PM CDT.
  Watertown around 750 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Delano, St. Bonifacius, Victoria, Minnetrista and Rockford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4522 9352 4522 9356 4519 9366 4516 9364
      4513 9371 4506 9377 4490 9377 4489 9352
      4481 9352 4478 9360 4471 9402 4503 9424
      4524 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 246DEG 44KT 4488 9406 

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

$$

JRB
1 follow-up statement
451 
WWUS53 KMPX 120117
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
817 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022

MNC085-120127-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-220512T0130Z/
McLeod MN-
817 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 4522 9352 4522 9356 4519 9366 4516 9364
      4513 9371 4506 9377 4490 9377 4489 9352
      4481 9352 4478 9360 4477 9367 4510 9401
      4524 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 246DEG 44KT 4510 9337 

$$

MNC019-171-120130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-220512T0130Z/
Wright MN-Carver MN-
817 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT AND NORTHEASTERN CARVER COUNTIES...

At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brooklyn Park,
or 10 miles northwest of Minneapolis, moving northeast at 50 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Wright and northeastern Carver Counties, including the
following locations... Hanover, Waverly, Shorewood and Greenfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4522 9352 4522 9356 4519 9366 4516 9364
      4513 9371 4506 9377 4490 9377 4489 9352
      4481 9352 4478 9360 4477 9367 4510 9401
      4524 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 246DEG 44KT 4510 9337 

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

$$

JRB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley33 min
May 11, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet63 min
May 11, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXMeeker, Stearns, Wright29 min
May 11, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet39 min
May 11, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi95 min
May 11, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott63 min
May 11, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Scott44 min
May 11, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin42 min
May 11, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice37 min
May 11, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin34 min
May 11, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXHennepin47 min
May 11, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns, Wright44 min
May 11, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXDakota, Rice, Scott47 min
May 11, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Wright43 min
May 11, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXSteele, Waseca42 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault36 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDakota40 min
May 11, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXAnoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington62 min
May 11, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey25 min
May 11, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXDakota, Goodhue63 min
May 11, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Waseca26 min
May 11, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXFreeborn44 min
May 11, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXChisago65 min
May 11, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne49 min
May 11, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXSteele, Waseca44 min
May 11, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault27 min
May 11, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington92 min
May 11, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Waseca25 min
May 11, 9:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXGoodhue38 min
May 11, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn27 min
May 11, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele35 min
May 11, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele32 min
May 11, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele90 min
May 11, 11:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXRedwood, Renville29 days
May 12, 2:21 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Redwood and 5 more4 hr
May 12, 4:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine35 min
May 12, 4:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift35 min
May 12, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Swift35 min
May 12, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa29 min
May 12, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns29 min
May 12, 6:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns23 min
May 12, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns25 min
May 12, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton28 min
May 12, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns30 min
May 12, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns27 min
May 12, 7:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa24 min
May 12, 7:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec24 min
May 12, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Stearns, Todd36 min
May 12, 8:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope, Todd32 min
May 12, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope, Swift30 min
May 12, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Pope, Swift36 min
May 12, 10:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi, Morrison, Stearns29 min
May 12, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison43 min
May 12, 10:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker, Stearns26 min
May 12, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns46 min
May 12, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Stearns83 min
May 12, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne49 min
May 12, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne33 min
May 12, 11:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXRedwood7 days
May 12, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne33 min
May 12, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne and 1 more82 min
May 12, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec32 min
May 12, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine49 min
May 12, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBrown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Watonwan and 1 more58 min
May 12, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Swift15 min
May 12, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift44 min
May 12, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns64 min
May 12, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine26 min
May 12, 6:43 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift17 min
May 12, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXKandiyohi, Renville13 min
May 12, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBrown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley53 min
May 12, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope17 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.