Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2007, 11:32 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 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
- Jun 20, 2007, 11:32 PM CDT (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2007, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Freeborn County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 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 20, 11:39 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Hartland, MN | WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 1145 PM AND REACH HALFWAY TO THE GROUND. |
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 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMPX 210433
TORMPX
MNC047-210515-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0022.070621T0432Z-070621T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1132 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1128 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS NEAR HARTLAND...
OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF NEW RICHLAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH. THIS STORM WAS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GENEVA...
CLARKS GROVE...
HOLLANDALE...
ALBERT LEA...
INTERSTATES 35 AND 90 NEAR ALBERT LEA...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4385 9345 4385 9353 4382 9359 4362 9335
4368 9315 4385 9326
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 210440
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1139 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007
MNC047-210515-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070621T0515Z/
FREEBORN MN-
1139 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY...
AT 1139 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR HARTLAND.
AT 1139 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HARTLAND...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF CLARKS GROVE...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HOLLANDALE...HARTLAND...
GENEVA...CLARKS GROVE...ALBERT LEA...AND INTERSTATES 35 AND 90 NEAR
ALBERT LEA.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4385 9345 4385 9353 4382 9359 4362 9335
4367 9313 4385 9326
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 210453
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1153 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007
MNC047-210515-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070621T0515Z/
FREEBORN MN-
1153 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY...
AT 1145 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED ONE MILE EAST OF
HARTLAND.
AT 1149 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF CLARKS GROVE...OR ABOUT
OVER CLARKS GROVE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HOLLANDALE...HAYWARD...
GLENVILLE...CLARKS GROVE AND ALBERT LEA.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4380 9331 4379 9339 4378 9352 4354 9329
4359 9308 4380 9324
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 210506
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1205 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
MNC047-210515-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070621T0515Z/
FREEBORN MN-
1205 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY...
AT 1202 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYWARD...OR ABOUT OVER GLENVILLE...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. EARLIER WITH THIS STORM A FUNNEL CLOUD
WAS REPORTED NEAR HARTLAND. LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF UP
TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALSO WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LONDON...MYRTLE...
HOLLANDALE...HAYWARD...GLENVILLE...ALBERT LEA...AND INTERSTATE 90
SOUTH OF ALBERT LEA.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4376 9331 4372 9345 4351 9331 4351 9305
4365 9308 4380 9324
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 210516
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1215 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
MNC047-210525-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070621T0515Z/
FREEBORN MN-
1215 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FREEBORN COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1215 AM CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS BOTH WEAKENED AND
MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM...CURRENTLY CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SOME SMALL HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST
FREEBORN COUNTY. CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL
WARNINGS.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4376 9331 4372 9345 4351 9331 4351 9305
4365 9308 4380 9324
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Waseca | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 61 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.