Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2010, 5:56 PM CDT for Faribault County, Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 9 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 17, 2010, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2010, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 6:10 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 S Mansfield, MN | |
| Jun 17, 6:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Kiester, MN | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-2 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE DESTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE GRAIN BINS AND TO MANY LARGE TREES. |
| Jun 17, 6:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Walters, MN | ON THE GROUND NOW |
| Jun 17, 6:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | Kiester, MN | JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF 20TH ST AND 505TH AVE. HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO. |
| Jun 17, 6:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | Kiester, MN | |
| Jun 17, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Mansfield, MN | *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-4 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES. SEVERE TO VIOLENT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG MOST OF THIS TORNADO PATH...INCLUDING TO MULTIPLE FARMSTEADS...DOZENS OF TREES...AND CROPS FR |
| Jun 17, 6:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | Alden, MN | EAST OF ALDEN AND 1 MI SOUTH OF ARMSTRONG |
| Jun 17, 6:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Albert Lea, MN | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILES. DAMAGE INCLUDED TO SEVERAL GRAIN BINS AND TREES. THIS WAS A SATELLITE TORNADO TO THE EF-4 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR MANCHESTER. |
| Jun 17, 6:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | Conger, MN | TIME ESTIMATED HOUSE DAMAGED |
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 17, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
632 WFUS53 KMPX 172256 TORMPX MNC043-047-172345- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.100617T2256Z-100617T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 556 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 552 PM CDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRICELYN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ALBERT LEA... KIESTER... BRUSH CREEK... WELLS... MINNESOTA LAKE... CONGER... ALDEN... TWIN LAKES... FREEBORN... MANCHESTER... CLARKS GROVE... WALTERS... 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 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4385 9330 4351 9333 4352 9391 4384 9383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 231DEG 24KT 4360 9381 $$
4 follow-up statements
151 WWUS53 KMPX 172310 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 610 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNC043-047-172345- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100617T2345Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN- 610 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRUSH CREEK...OR 17 MILES EAST OF BLUE EARTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. RADAR ALSO INDCIATED A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SECOND STORM WAS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KIESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALBERT LEA...MINNESOTA LAKE...WELLS...CONGER...ALDEN...TWIN LAKES...FREEBORN...MANCHESTER...CLARKS GROVE...WALTERS... MANSFIELD...BARODA AND HARTLAND. LAT...LON 4385 9330 4351 9333 4352 9391 4384 9383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 237DEG 21KT 4365 9374 $$
659 WWUS53 KMPX 172311 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 611 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNC043-047-172345- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100617T2345Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN- 611 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 610 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KIESTER...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALBERT LEA...MINNESOTA LAKE...WELLS...CONGER...ALDEN...TWIN LAKES...FREEBORN...MANCHESTER...CLARKS GROVE...WALTERS... MANSFIELD...BARODA AND HARTLAND. LAT...LON 4385 9330 4351 9333 4352 9391 4384 9383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 237DEG 21KT 4355 9367 $$
008 WWUS53 KMPX 172322 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 622 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNC043-047-172345- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100617T2345Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN- 622 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF KIESTER...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALBERT LEA...MINNESOTA LAKE...WELLS...CONGER...ALDEN...TWIN LAKES...MANCHESTER...FREEBORN...CLARKS GROVE...WALTERS... MANSFIELD...BARODA AND HARTLAND. LAT...LON 4385 9330 4351 9333 4352 9391 4384 9383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 241DEG 14KT 4355 9365 $$
677 WWUS53 KMPX 172333 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 633 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNC043-047-172345- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100617T2345Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN- 633 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 629 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO LOCATED 2 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MANSFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALBERT LEA...CONGER...ALDEN...TWIN LAKES...MANCHESTER...FREEBORN... CLARKS GROVE...BARODA AND HARTLAND. LAT...LON 4385 9330 4351 9333 4352 9391 4384 9383 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 241DEG 14KT 4358 9360 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 90 min |
| Jun 17, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Swift | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 20 min |
| Jun 17, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Renville | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Watonwan | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Wright | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 17 min |
| Jun 17, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Watonwan | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 34 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.