Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2009, 6:55 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Faribault County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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
- Jun 21, 2009, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2009, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:04 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Easton, MN | |
| Jun 21, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Easton, MN | TOUCHED DOWN SOME DEBRIS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 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 212355 TORMPX MNC013-043-220030- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0012.090621T2355Z-090622T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 655 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 654 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DELAVAN. RADAR SHOWED THE SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... EASTON... BRUSH CREEK... WELLS... MINNESOTA LAKE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. && LAT...LON 4392 9387 4373 9366 4361 9402 4372 9422 TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 235DEG 13KT 4374 9396 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 220002 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 702 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 MNC013-043-220030- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090622T0030Z/ BLUE EARTH MN-FARIBAULT MN- 702 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES... AT 702 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EASTON...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DELAVAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...EASTON...EASTON...BRUSH CREEK...MINNESOTA LAKE AND WELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. && LAT...LON 4392 9387 4373 9366 4361 9402 4372 9422 TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 235DEG 11KT 4374 9396 $$ JLT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 220006 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 706 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 MNC013-043-220030- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090622T0030Z/ BLUE EARTH MN-FARIBAULT MN- 706 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES... AT 704 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF EASTON. AT 706 PM CDT... THE TORNADIC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 1 MILES WEST OF EASTON...OR ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF DELAVAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...EASTON...MINNESOTA LAKE AND WELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. && LAT...LON 4365 9398 4381 9406 4392 9387 4373 9366 TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 235DEG 11KT 4375 9395 $$ JLT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 220018 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 718 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 MNC013-043-220030- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090622T0030Z/ BLUE EARTH MN-FARIBAULT MN- 718 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES... AT 718 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EASTON...OR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF DELAVAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM SOUTHWEST OF EASTON AT 704 PM. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MINNESOTA LAKE AND WELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. && LAT...LON 4370 9393 4385 9400 4392 9387 4373 9366 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 235DEG 10KT 4378 9393 $$ JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 39 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.