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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2005, 7:14 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Lac qui Parle County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min. 4 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
- Sep 12, 2005, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2005, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Sw Montevideo, MN | |
| Sep 12, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 W Montevideo, MN | |
| Sep 12, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 9 Nw Granite Falls, MN | |
| Sep 12, 7:33 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Montevideo, MN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 968 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KMPX 130015 TORMPX MNC023-073-173-130115- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0060.050913T0014Z-050913T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 714 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 709 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN BOYD WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONTEVIDEO... GRANITE FALLS... BOYD... RURAL AREAS SOUTHWEST OF MONTEVIDEO... WEGDAHL... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4490 9607 4473 9596 4480 9550 4510 9561 $$ KAT
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 130024 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 724 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 MNC023-073-173-130115- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050913T0115Z/ LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN- 724 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA AND LAC QUI PARLE COUNTIES... AT 724 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED 3 MILES EAST OF BOYD. AT 722 PM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYD...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTEVIDEO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ASBURY...WATSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS AND CLARKFIELD. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4495 9599 4474 9591 4480 9550 4510 9561 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 130047 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 745 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 MNC073-130055- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050913T0115Z/ LAC QUI PARLE MN- 745 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4502 9581 4485 9574 4497 9528 4515 9545 $$ MNC023-173-130115- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050913T0115Z/ CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN- 745 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR YELLOW MEDICINE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES... AT 743 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTEVIDEO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 730 PM CDT...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR MONTEVIDEO. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GLUEK...ASBURY AND CLARA CITY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4502 9581 4485 9574 4497 9528 4515 9545 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 130114 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 812 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 MNC023-173-130128- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050913T0115Z/ CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN- 812 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR YELLOW MEDICINE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT... THE TORNADO WARNING FOR YELLOW MEDICINE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 815 PM. HOWEVER...MORE RAIN...SOME OF IT HEAVY...AND PEA SIZE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM IN THOSE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4502 9581 4485 9574 4497 9528 4515 9545 $$ RJN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 66 min |
| Sep 12, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 57 min |
| Sep 12, 9:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Wright | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 65 min |
| Sep 12, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 61 min |
| Sep 12, 9:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Sibley | 66 min |
| Sep 12, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 64 min |
| Sep 12, 10:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chisago | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 52 min |
| Sep 12, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey | 35 min |
| Sep 12, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 56 min |
| Sep 12, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 58 min |
| Sep 13, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 64 min |
| Sep 13, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 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.