Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2024, 7:27 PM CDT for Benton County, Mille Lacs County, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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
- Jun 12, 2024, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2024, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Benton County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Sherburne County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ronneby, MN | Downed tree was reported via X. Photo included. Time was estimated. |
| Jun 12, 7:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | ASOS station KSTC St. Cloud AP. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 1263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
037
WUUS53 KMPX 130027
SVRMPX
MNC009-095-141-130115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0039.240613T0027Z-240613T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
727 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
Benton County in central Minnesota...
Northern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sauk Rapids,
or 10 miles north of St. Cloud, moving east 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...
St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Zimmerman, Princeton, Milaca, Foley,
Foreston, Santiago, Glendorado, Pease, Gilman, and Oak Park.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 179 and 183.
U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 172 and 191.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4574 9351 4547 9351 4548 9395 4552 9414
4581 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 278DEG 40KT 4568 9413
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
ETA1 follow-up statement
654
WWUS53 KMPX 130105
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
805 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
MNC009-095-141-130115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240613T0115Z/
Mille Lacs MN-Benton MN-Sherburne MN-
805 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MILLE LACS...SOUTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTHERN
SHERBURNE COUNTIES...
At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Princeton, or
15 miles west of Cambridge, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Zimmerman, Princeton, Santiago, Glendorado,
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Duelm, St Cloud Airport, and
Princeton Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Minnesota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4561 9351 4547 9351 4548 9395 4552 9414
4561 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 278DEG 40KT 4562 9353
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 14 min |
| Jun 12, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 10:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan | 41 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.