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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 18, 1993Redwood County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 1993, 11:36 PM CDT for Redwood County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 1993, 11:36 PM CDT (04:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 1993, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 1993-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 461 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 1993-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
461 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1382 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KMSP 190513 COR
TORMSP
MNC129-127-190530-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...............CORRECTION FOR COUNTY IN FIRST SENTENCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
1136 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

   ...WESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

   ...NORTHERN REDWOOD COUNTY


THE PUBIC REPORTS A TORNADO IN WOOD LAKE IN EAST YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY
ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA. THIS STORM IS
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH WHICH WILL LIKELY CARRY IT TOWARDS REDWOOD
FALLS...DELHI...AND RENVILLE BY 1215 AM MONDAY MORNING.


IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR STAIRWAY TO AVOID COLLAPSING
WALLS.  IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CENTRAL
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

HEAD FOR THE BASEMENT NOW!  DON'T GO OUTSIDE TO LOOK FOR THE
TORNADO...IT COULD BE BEARING DOWN ON YOUR LOCATION.  GET UNDER
SOME STURDY FURNITURE...OR UNDERNEATH A STAIRbWAY TO AVOID
WIND BLOWN DEBRIS.  MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa44 min
Jul 19, 12:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXRedwood, Renville52 min
Jul 19, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXBrown25 min
Jul 19, 12:41 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXBrown, Nicollet34 min
Jul 19, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley46 min
Jul 19, 1:40 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur20 min
Jul 19, 2:03 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXRice27 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.