Tornado Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 24, 2006, 6:22 PM CDT (23:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2006, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

53 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Rice County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KMPX 242323
TORMPX
MNC131-250015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0012.060824T2322Z-060825T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 619 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 16 MILES WEST OF
  FARIBAULT...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF WASECA...AND MOVING EAST AT
  40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FARIBAULT...
  WARSAW...
  NERSTRAND...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT 
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE 
PLACE. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE...DAMAGING 
TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THIS STORMS PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

LAT...LON 4439 9351 4422 9352 4423 9306 4444 9313

$$

KAT

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 242357
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
657 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

MNC131-250015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060825T0015Z/
RICE MN-
657 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR RICE
COUNTY...

AT 653 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.   THE SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT OVER FARIBAULT...AND MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FARIBAULT AND RUSKIN.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OR PRODUCING TORNADOES AND LARGE DAMAGING 
HAIL. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 
DANGEROUS STORM

LAT...LON 4439 9351 4421 9352 4420 9306 4437 9306

$$

KAT

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