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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 31, 2008, 6:48 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 42 min. 6 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 31, 2008, 6:48 AM CDT (11:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2008, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:03 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Raymond, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 31, 7:11 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Prinsburg, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 31, 7:13 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Prinsburg, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 31, 7:16 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blomkest, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 31, 7:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Lillian, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 31, 7:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Raymond, 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 31, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KMPX 311148 TORMPX MNC023-067-151-311230- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0047.080731T1148Z-080731T1230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 648 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 730 AM CDT * AT 643 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 6 MILES SOUTH OF KERKHOVEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE... PRINSBURG... PENNOCK... PRIAM... BLOMKEST... WILLMAR... SVEA... KANDIYOHI... LAKE LILLIAN... SPICER... THORPE... ATWATER... 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 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 4523 9475 4489 9476 4490 9535 4523 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1148Z 261DEG 31KT 4512 9525 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 311200 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 700 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 MNC023-067-151-311230- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080731T1230Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-CHIPPEWA MN- 700 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 656 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PRIAM...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF PENNOCK...AND MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE THORPE...SVEA...PRIAM... WILLMAR...SPICER...RAYMOND...PRINSBURG...PENNOCK...MURDOCK AND LAKE LILLIAN. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4523 9475 4489 9476 4490 9535 4523 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1200Z 261DEG 31KT 4508 9509 $$
000 WWUS53 KMPX 311225 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 725 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 MNC023-067-151-311233- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080731T1230Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-CHIPPEWA MN- 723 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EXPIRES AT 730 AM CDT... TORNADIC SEVERE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE ABOUT TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY. HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS. LAT...LON 4523 9475 4489 9476 4490 9535 4523 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 261DEG 31KT 4511 9481 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 55 min |
| Jul 31, 5:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 43 min |
| Jul 31, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 6:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 51 min |
| Jul 31, 6:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Redwood, Renville, Swift | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 60 min |
| Jul 31, 6:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 7:20 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 100 min |
| Jul 31, 7:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 7:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Scott and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 7:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 7:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 56 min |
| Jul 31, 8:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 18 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.