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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2008, 3:07 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 19, 2008, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2008, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anoka County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Washington County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Forest Lake, MN | 2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWNED ON LAKE DRIVE. |
| Jul 19, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Forest Lake, MN | TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
| Jul 19, 3:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Forest Lake, MN | 4 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES DOWN AT KETTLE RIVER BLVD IN COLUMBUS TWP. |
| Jul 19, 3:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Forest Lake, MN | 4 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES DOWN AT KETTLE RIVER BLVD IN COLUMBUS TWP. |
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 19, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 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 192007
TORMPX
MNC003-025-059-163-192045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0045.080719T2007Z-080719T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
307 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ISANTI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN CHISAGO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 303 PM CDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE STORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 10 MILES WEST OF
WYOMING...OR ABOUT OVER EAST BETHEL...AND MOVING EAST AT 24 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
WYOMING...
FOREST LAKE...
STACY...
CHISAGO CITY...
SCANDIA...
OTISVILLE...
SHAFER...
LINDSTROM...
CENTER CITY...
THERE WERE OTHER ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL.
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 SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9315 4549 9317 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 266DEG 21KT 4534 9317
$$
LS3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 192032
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
332 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
MNC059-192042-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080719T2045Z/
ISANTI MN-
332 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ISANTI COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORM HAD MOVED OUT OF SOUTHEASTERN
ISANTI COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR THAT AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9315 4540 9316 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 266DEG 38KT 4528 9281
$$
MNC003-025-163-192045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080719T2045Z/
CHISAGO MN-ANOKA MN-WASHINGTON MN-
332 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN ANOKA AND SOUTHERN CHISAGO COUNTIES...
AT 329 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SCANDIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SCANDIA...OTISVILLE...
WYOMING...STACY...SHAFER...LINDSTROM...FOREST LAKE...CHISAGO CITY AND
CENTER CITY.
OTHER ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ANOKA
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9315 4540 9316 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 266DEG 38KT 4528 9281
$$
LS000
WWUS53 KMPX 192036
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
336 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
MNC003-192046-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080719T2045Z/
ANOKA MN-
336 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ANOKA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORM HAD WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF
NORTHEASTERN ANOKA COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR THAT AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9300 4540 9300 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 266DEG 38KT 4529 9275
$$
MNC025-163-192045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080719T2045Z/
CHISAGO MN-WASHINGTON MN-
336 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO COUNTIES...
AT 333 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SCANDIA...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF SCANDIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 44
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SCANDIA...OTISVILLE...
WYOMING...STACY...SHAFER...LINDSTROM...FOREST LAKE...CHISAGO CITY AND
CENTER CITY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9300 4540 9300 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 266DEG 38KT 4529 9275
$$
LS000
WWUS53 KMPX 192046
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
346 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
MNC025-163-192056-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080719T2045Z/
CHISAGO MN-WASHINGTON MN-
346 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
CHISAGO COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 345 PM CDT...
TORNADIC SEVERE STORMS HAVE DISSIPATED IN THE IMMEDIATE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA...REMAIN
ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4530 9274 4529 9276 4526 9275 4519 9278
4521 9300 4540 9300 4545 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 266DEG 38KT 4529 9275
$$
LSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 51 min |
| Jul 19, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 20 min |
| Jul 19, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Martin | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 2 hr |
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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.