Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 59, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2010, 2:30 PM CDT for Dakota County, Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 7 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
- Jul 14, 2010, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2010, 3:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nw Northfield, MN | |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Northfield, MN | 2 HOMES ON NORTHFIELD BLVD DAMAGED IN WATERFORD TWP. A GARAGE WALL...SHINGLES AND SHED DAMAGED. TIME WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Northfield, MN | AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED WITH A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ONE HOUSE...A CAMPER...AND MULTIPLE SHEDS. ALSO...A SEMI-TRUCK WAS OVERTURNED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED. |
| Jul 14, 2:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Randolph, MN | HOUSE DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 14, 2:43 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Castle Rock, MN | REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 23 |
| Jul 14, 2:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Randolph, MN | |
| Jul 14, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hampton, MN | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 47 AND 52. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 9:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 2915 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 16.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297
WFUS53 KMPX 141930
TORMPX
MNC037-049-142015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0059.100714T1930Z-100714T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
230 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 227 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF RANDOLPH...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTHFIELD...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
STANTON...
RANDOLPH...
HAMPTON...
CANNON FALLS...
NEW TRIER...
MIESVILLE...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4448 9323 4452 9329 4471 9282
4448 9275 4447 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 248DEG 28KT 4451 9318
$$3 follow-up statements
320
WWUS53 KMPX 141935
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
235 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNC037-049-142015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-100714T2015Z/
DAKOTA MN-GOODHUE MN-
235 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND
SOUTHERN DAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 232 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF NORTHFIELD...OR 16 MILES NORTH
OF FARIBAULT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANTON...RANDOLPH...HAMPTON...CANNON FALLS...NEW TRIER AND
MIESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4448 9323 4452 9329 4471 9282
4448 9275 4447 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 248DEG 28KT 4452 9313
$$344
WWUS53 KMPX 141944
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
244 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNC037-049-142015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-100714T2015Z/
DAKOTA MN-GOODHUE MN-
244 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND
SOUTHERN DAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 241 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RANDOLPH...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FARIBAULT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS
OF TOUCHDOWNS BETWEEN HAMPTON...AND AREAS NORTH OF NORTHFIELD.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANTON...RANDOLPH...HAMPTON...CANNON FALLS...NEW TRIER AND
MIESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4448 9323 4452 9329 4471 9282
4448 9275 4447 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 250DEG 21KT 4453 9309
$$009
WWUS53 KMPX 142005 RRA
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
305 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNC037-049-142015-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-100714T2015Z/
DAKOTA MN-GOODHUE MN-
305 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND SOUTHERN DAKOTA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4448 9323 4452 9329 4471 9282
4448 9275 4447 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 250DEG 21KT 4458 9291
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 3:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 19 min |
| Jul 14, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 1:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 62 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.