Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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
- Jul 11, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 5:04 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Hewitt, MN | |
| Jul 11, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 E Hewitt, MN | NEAR INTERSECTION OF 210/11. |
| Jul 11, 5:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 W Staples, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 890 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMPX 112145
TORMPX
MNC153-112215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0032.080711T2145Z-080711T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
445 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 444 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HEWITT. RADAR SHOWED THE TORNADIC STORM MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 44 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
HEWITT...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4637 9510 4637 9490 4631 9494 4623 9515
4625 9516 4628 9518 4637 9518 4639 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 237DEG 38KT 4631 9511
$$
MTF2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 112156
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
455 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
MNC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080711T2215Z/
TODD MN-
455 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TODD COUNTY...
AT 453 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HEWITT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HEWITT AND BERTHA.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4637 9492 4634 9492 4631 9494 4623 9515
4637 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 238DEG 23KT 4629 9512
$$
MTF000
WWUS53 KMPX 112203
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
502 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
MNC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080711T2215Z/
TODD MN-
502 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TODD COUNTY...
AT 500 PM CDT...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A WALL CLOUD WITH THIS
STORM IN EXTREME NORTHWEST TODD COUNTY.
AT 500 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HEWITT...OR
ABOUT OVER HEWITT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HEWITT AND BERTHA.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON 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.
LAT...LON 4637 9492 4634 9492 4631 9494 4623 9515
4637 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 234DEG 29KT 4633 9505
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens, Swift | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Renville | 36 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.