Tornado Warning 40, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 19, 2009, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2009, 3:15 PM CDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Dakota County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN, Saint Croix County, WI

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KMPX 191953
TORMPX
MNC037-123-163-WIC109-192015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0040.090819T1953Z-090819T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
253 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 252 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED MULTIPLE STORMS CAPABLE OF         
  PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADOES. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR     
  SAINT PAUL EAST TO NEAR HASTINGS...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ST PAUL...
  SUNFISH...
  NEWPORT...
  MENDOTA HEIGHTS...
  MENDOTA...
  SOUTH ST PAUL...
  WEST ST PAUL...
  WOODBURY...
  LILYDALE...
  LANDFALL...
  LAKELAND...
  FALCON HEIGHTS...

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.

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 4484 9321 4489 9317 4491 9320 4496 9321
      4512 9322 4513 9315 4506 9256 4486 9267
      4486 9276 4475 9280 4472 9274 4471 9275
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 184DEG 31KT 4483 9289

$$

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 192008
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
308 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

MNC037-192017-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-090819T2015Z/
DAKOTA MN-
308 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORM HAD MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED 
AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4506 9256 4486 9267 4487 9278 4484 9291
      4495 9308 4489 9318 4495 9321 4511 9322
      4512 9319 4512 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 184DEG 31KT 4496 9288

$$

MNC123-163-WIC109-192015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-090819T2015Z/
WASHINGTON MN-RAMSEY MN-ST. CROIX WI-
308 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX...RAMSEY AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 307 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
STRONG ROTATION.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ELMO...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FALCON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...LAUDERDALE...OAKDALE...MAPLEWOOD...LAKE
ELMO...ROSEVILLE...NORTH ST PAUL...LITTLE CANADA...BAYPORT...
STILLWATER AND WILLERNIE.

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.

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 4506 9256 4486 9267 4487 9278 4484 9291
      4495 9308 4489 9318 4495 9321 4511 9322
      4512 9319 4512 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 184DEG 31KT 4496 9288

$$

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