Tornado Warning 53, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 19, 2009, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Brown County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KMPX 192339
TORMPX
MNC015-200015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0053.090819T2339Z-090820T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 638 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 14 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF HANSKA...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF SLEEPY EYE...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HANSKA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM... AND POSSIBLY A 
FEW BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS NEAR SPRINGFIELD AND LEAVENWORTH.

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 4415 9473 4427 9468 4428 9443 4426 9438
      4411 9437 4411 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 286DEG 16KT 4422 9474

$$

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 192356
SVSMPX

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

MNC015-200015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-090820T0015Z/
BROWN MN-
656 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY...

SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM... WITH A 
FEW BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS IN OPEN AREAS ALSO OBSERVED.

AT 655 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF HANSKA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA
SALLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
HANSKA.

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 4415 9473 4426 9468 4425 9438 4411 9437
      4411 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 302DEG 20KT 4415 9464

$$

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 200014
SVSMPX

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

MNC015-200023-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-090820T0015Z/
BROWN MN-
714 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 715
PM CDT...

TORNADIC SEVERE STORMS HAD WEAKENED. HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS 
WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 4415 9473 4426 9468 4425 9438 4411 9437
      4411 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 302DEG 20KT 4410 9453

$$

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