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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2008, 5:16 PM CDT for Sherburne County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 min. 7 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
- May 31, 2008, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Sherburne County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 5:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Big Lake, MN | |
| May 31, 5:24 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Big Lake, MN | |
| May 31, 5:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 E Big Lake, MN | |
| May 31, 5:26 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Big Lake, MN | VISIBLE FUNNEL HALFWAY TO GROUND NOTED. HOWEVER THE BLOWING DUST NEAR FUNNEL IS UNIDIRECTIONAL AND SHOWS NO ROTATION AND IS LIKELY RFD WIND. |
| May 31, 5:29 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Monticello, MN | |
| May 31, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 N Big Lake, MN | |
| May 31, 5:47 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Albertville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KMPX 312216 TORMPX MNC141-171-312300- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0013.080531T2216Z-080531T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 516 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 512 PM CDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 2 MILES EAST OF BECKER...OR ABOUT OVER BECKER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ZIMMERMAN... BIG LAKE... MONTICELLO... ELK RIVER... OTSEGO... ALBERTVILLE... 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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. LAT...LON 4526 9352 4517 9382 4537 9396 4545 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 323DEG 23KT 4536 9380 $$ MDB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 312221 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 521 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 MNC141-171-312300- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080531T2300Z/ SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 521 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHERN SHERBURNE COUNTIES... AT 517 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIG LAKE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 26 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OTSEGO...ENFIELD... ZIMMERMAN...MONTICELLO...ELK RIVER...BIG LAKE...BECKER AND ALBERTVILLE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4526 9352 4517 9382 4537 9396 4545 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 323DEG 23KT 4534 9377 $$ MDB
000 WWUS53 KMPX 312231 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 529 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 MNC141-171-312300- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080531T2300Z/ SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 529 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTIES... AT 525 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD AND ARE WATCHING THE STORM CLOSELY. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG LAKE...OR NORTHWEST OF ALBERTVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 28 MPH. GOLF BALL HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OTSEGO...ENFIELD... ZIMMERMAN...MONTICELLO...ELK RIVER...BIG LAKE...BECKER AND ALBERTVILLE. 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 4526 9352 4517 9382 4537 9396 4545 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 320DEG 24KT 4529 9371 $$ MDB
000 WWUS53 KMPX 312254 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 553 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 MNC141-171-312303- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080531T2300Z/ SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 553 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 600 PM CDT... THE STORM HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN HENNEPIN...THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4526 9352 4517 9382 4537 9396 4545 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 320DEG 24KT 4517 9356 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca | 36 min |
| May 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 51 min |
| May 31, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 67 min |
| May 31, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 48 min |
| May 31, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 60 min |
| May 31, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 67 min |
| May 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 62 min |
| May 31, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 59 min |
| May 31, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 65 min |
| May 31, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 62 min |
| May 31, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 40 min |
| May 31, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 58 min |
| May 31, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott | 50 min |
| May 31, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 46 min |
| May 31, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 45 min |
| May 31, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 50 min |
Nearby
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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.