Tornado Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 17, 2009, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2009, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Martin County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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 180012
TORMPX
MNC013-043-091-161-165-180045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0005.090618T0012Z-090618T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
712 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 708 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THE MOST
  DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS NEAR WILBERT...OR ABOUT 4 MILES
  EAST OF CEYLON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  FAIRMONT...
  NORTHROP...
  EAST CHAIN...
  TRUMAN...
  GRANADA...
  GUCKEEN...
  ELMORE...
  HUNTLEY...
  BRUSH CREEK...
  WINNEBAGO...
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 4381 9468 4399 9376 4352 9369 4349 9400
      4349 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 248DEG 29KT 4356 9450

$$

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 180032
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

MNC013-161-165-180041-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090618T0045Z/
BLUE EARTH MN-WASECA MN-WATONWAN MN-
732 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN...EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN WASECA AND SOUTHERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4360 9461 4378 9393 4359 9387 4349 9400
      4349 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 251DEG 27KT 4362 9430

$$

MNC043-091-180045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090618T0045Z/
FARIBAULT MN-MARTIN MN-
732 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN AND WESTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES...

AT 731 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF EAST CHAIN...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WINNEBAGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...GUCKEEN...HUNTLEY AND BLUE
EARTH.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4360 9461 4378 9393 4359 9387 4349 9400
      4349 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 251DEG 27KT 4362 9430

$$

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