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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 2024Wright County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2024, 5:54 PM CDT for Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 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
Jul 28, 2024, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2024, 6:19 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 6:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nnw Howard Lake, MNDelayed report, time estimated from radar. Tree down blocking 10th St between Keats Ave and CR6.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 12:00Z on 2024-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 67 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 12:00Z on 2024-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1079 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

155 
WUUS53 KMPX 282254
SVRMPX
MNC171-282330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0101.240728T2254Z-240728T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
554 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Wright County in central Minnesota...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Howard Lake,
  or 11 miles west of Buffalo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Montrose, Howard Lake, Waverly, and Smith Lake.

This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 122 and 136.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4514 9421 4520 9413 4507 9382 4497 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 306DEG 16KT 4512 9409 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CTG
2 follow-up statements
772 
WWUS53 KMPX 282310
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
610 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

MNC171-282330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240728T2330Z/
Wright MN-
610 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY...

At 610 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Howard Lake, or
10 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Montrose and Waverly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4514 9409 4517 9405 4507 9382 4502 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 306DEG 16KT 4508 9401 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CTG
727 
WWUS53 KMPX 282319
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
619 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

MNC171-282329-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240728T2330Z/
Wright MN-
619 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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 has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 4514 9409 4517 9405 4507 9382 4502 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 306DEG 16KT 4506 9396 

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton58 min
Jul 28, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright47 min
Jul 28, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa44 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.