Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2010, 6:44 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Steele County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 min. 12 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, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2010, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 17, 6:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wnw Albert Lea, MN | |
| Jun 17, 7:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Manchester, MN | ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREES FELLED DUE TO REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS. |
| Jun 17, 7:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Manchester, MN | ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREES FELLED DUE TO REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS. |
| Jun 17, 7:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Manchester, MN | SEVERAL TREES KNOCKED OVER. GARAGE DOORS AND SEVERAL EAST-FACING WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. ALL DAMAGE DUE TO REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS. |
| Jun 17, 7:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | Clarks Grove, MN | *** 1 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-3 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES. THE PATH TOOK THE TORNADO JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ELLENDALE. DAMAGE INCLUDED SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL AND TREE DAMAGE |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Clarks Grove, MN | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES. THE TRACK LED TO THE TORNADO CROSSING INTERSTATE 35 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND PASSING JUST WEST OF GENEVA. DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE OUTBUILDINGS AND NUMEROUS LARGE T |
| Jun 17, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Alden, MN | |
| Jun 17, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Albert Lea, MN | |
| Jun 17, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Ellendale, MN |
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, 11.7 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
- 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.
097
WFUS53 KMPX 172344
TORMPX
MNC047-147-180030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0022.100617T2344Z-100618T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
644 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 642 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES
EAST OF ALDEN. RADAR SHOWED THE TORNADIC STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALBERT LEA...
HAYWARD...
FREEBORN...
MANCHESTER...
GLENVILLE...
MYRTLE...
CLARKS GROVE...
HOLLANDALE...
GENEVA...
ELLENDALE...
STEELE CENTER...
BIXBY...
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 4353 9363 4383 9363 4386 9357 4385 9341
4392 9341 4406 9306 4352 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 233DEG 28KT 4367 9351
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KMPX 172354
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
654 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
MNC047-147-180030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-100618T0030Z/
STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
654 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN AND SOUTHERN
STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CONGER...OR 6 MILES WEST OF ALBERT LEA...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...MANCHESTER...GLENVILLE...CLARKS GROVE...
MYRTLE...ELLENDALE...GENEVA...HOLLANDALE...BIXBY...STEELE CENTER
AND HARTLAND.
LAT...LON 4353 9363 4383 9363 4386 9357 4385 9341
4392 9341 4406 9306 4352 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 249DEG 27KT 4367 9347
$$619
WWUS53 KMPX 180020
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
MNC047-147-180030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-100618T0030Z/
STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
720 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN AND SOUTHERN
STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLARKS GROVE...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF ALBERT LEA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
A SECOND TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ALDEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALBERT
LEA...HOLLANDALE...GENEVA...ELLENDALE...STEELE CENTER AND BIXBY.
LAT...LON 4353 9363 4383 9363 4386 9357 4385 9341
4392 9341 4406 9306 4352 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 232DEG 23KT 4378 9329
$$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, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 49 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, 6:49 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.