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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2010, 9:47 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 28 min. 4 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 26, 2010, 9:47 PM CDT (02:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2010, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 9:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Wells, MN | DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINED A BRIEF TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF WELLS. IT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO SOME SHEDS AND TRAVELED EAST FOR NEARLY A MILE TO A CEMETERY ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF WELLS... WHERE IT DISSIPATED. NUMEROUS TREES |
| Jun 26, 9:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wells, MN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Jun 26, 9:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wells, MN | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jun 26, 10:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hartland, MN | REPORTED BY POLICE. |
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 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1959 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
214 WFUS53 KMPX 270247 TORMPX MNC043-047-147-161-270315- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0051.100627T0247Z-100627T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 947 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWESTERN STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT * AT 942 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 3 MILES NORTH OF BRUSH CREEK...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... WELLS... FREEBORN... MANCHESTER... NEW RICHLAND... CLARKS GROVE... BARODA... HARTLAND... 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 4394 9338 4374 9325 4366 9385 4380 9393 TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 251DEG 40KT 4375 9376 $$
2 follow-up statements
685 WWUS53 KMPX 270303 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1003 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 MNC043-270312- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100627T0315Z/ FARIBAULT MN- 1003 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4369 9365 4385 9365 4394 9338 4374 9325 TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 251DEG 40KT 4379 9350 $$ MNC047-147-161-270315- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100627T0315Z/ WASECA MN-STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN- 1003 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN... SOUTHWESTERN STEELE AND SOUTHEASTERN WASECA COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT... AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FREEBORN...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MANCHESTER...NEW RICHLAND...CLARKS GROVE AND HARTLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASSIONALY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && LAT...LON 4369 9365 4385 9365 4394 9338 4374 9325 TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 251DEG 40KT 4379 9350 $$
330 WWUS53 KMPX 270314 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1014 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 MNC047-147-161-270323- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-100627T0315Z/ WASECA MN-STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN- 1014 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN...SOUTHWESTERN STEELE AND SOUTHEASTERN WASECA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...HOWEVER DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY WITH THIS THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM. LAT...LON 4369 9365 4385 9365 4394 9338 4374 9325 TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 251DEG 40KT 4382 9333 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 84 min |
| Jun 26, 9:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Carver | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Washington | 82 min |
| Jun 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 10:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 4 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 9 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 8 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 11 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 11 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 3 days |
| Jun 27, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 49 hr |
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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.