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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 2:24 PM CDT for Anoka County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 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
- May 22, 2011, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Fridley, MN | ALSO WIND DAMAGE TO GARDEN SHEDS AT HIGHWAY 100 AND 694 |
| May 22, 2:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | Fridley, MN | 51ST AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE...ROOF OFF HOUSE |
| May 22, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fridley, MN | CENTRAL AVE. AND 73RD ST 6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| May 22, 2:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ese Ham Lake, MN | RATED EF-0. PATH LENGTH 0.2 MILE. TREES 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
987 WFUS53 KMPX 221924 TORMPX MNC003-053-123-222000- /O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.110522T1924Z-110522T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 224 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EAST CENTRAL HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 221 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR 694 AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HEADING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... FRIDLEY... NEW BRIGHTON... ARDEN HILLS... SPRING LAKE PARK... MOUNDS VIEW... COON RAPIDS... OAK PARK... LEXINGTON... CIRCLE PINES... BLAINE... HAM LAKE... EAST BETHEL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4541 9317 4530 9301 4500 9320 4508 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 210DEG 30KT 4507 9327 $$ JLT
5 follow-up statements
494 WWUS53 KMPX 221929 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 229 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MNC003-053-123-222000- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/ ANOKA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN- 229 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY...EAST CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND EASTERN ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 227 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO NEAR 29TH AND LOGAN IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THOSE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW! LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARDEN HILLS...SPRING LAKE PARK...MOUNDS VIEW...COON RAPIDS...OAK PARK...LEXINGTON...BLAINE...CIRCLE PINES...HAM LAKE AND EAST BETHEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4541 9317 4530 9301 4500 9320 4508 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 215DEG 20KT 4510 9325 $$ JLT
227 WWUS53 KMPX 221935 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 235 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MNC003-053-123-222000- /O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/ ANOKA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN- 235 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY...EAST CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND EASTERN ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 232 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE WITH A TORNADO NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS NEAR 57TH AND EMERSON IN BROOKLYN CENTER. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN NORTHWEST MINNEAPOLIS...INCLUDING THE BROOKDALE SHOPPING CENTER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...PLEASE TAKE COVER NOW IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE METRO AREA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COON RAPIDS...OAK PARK...LEXINGTON...CIRCLE PINES...BLAINE...HAM LAKE AND EAST BETHEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4541 9317 4530 9301 4500 9320 4508 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 210DEG 22KT 4513 9323 $$
026
WWUS53 KMPX 221941
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
241 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MNC053-221955-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/
HENNEPIN MN-
241 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENNEPIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4530 9301 4507 9315 4506 9317 4514 9330
4515 9331 4541 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 210DEG 22KT 4517 9320
$$
MNC003-123-222000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/
ANOKA MN-RAMSEY MN-
241 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY AND
EASTERN ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 236 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE ASSOCIATED
WITH A TORNADO IN BROOKLYN CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN AND DAMAGE AT
THE BROOKDALE SHOPPING CENTER. PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE METRO AREA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW!
A NEW STORM WAS DEVELOPING NEAR LAKE COMO IN ST PAUL AND MAY NEED A
WARNING SOON.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAM LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4530 9301 4507 9315 4506 9317 4514 9330
4515 9331 4541 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 210DEG 22KT 4517 9320
$$361
WWUS53 KMPX 221947
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
247 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MNC003-123-222000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/
ANOKA MN-RAMSEY MN-
247 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY AND
EASTERN ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 245 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE AT THE ANOKA
COUNTY AIRPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BLAINE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOREST LAKE...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAM LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4530 9301 4507 9315 4506 9317 4514 9330
4515 9331 4541 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 198DEG 20KT 4520 9319
$$614
WWUS53 KMPX 221952
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
252 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MNC003-123-222000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110522T2000Z/
ANOKA MN-RAMSEY MN-
252 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY AND
EASTERN ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 250 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE ASSOCIATED
WITH A TORNADO AT THE ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 245 PM. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAM LAKE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF FOREST
LAKE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAM LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4530 9301 4507 9315 4506 9317 4514 9330
4515 9331 4541 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 198DEG 20KT 4523 9318
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 45 min |
| May 21, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 51 min |
| May 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka | 35 min |
| May 21, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 44 min |
| May 21, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Wright | 3 hr |
| May 21, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 39 min |
| May 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 61 min |
| May 21, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 61 min |
| May 21, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 64 min |
| May 21, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 50 min |
| May 21, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 48 min |
| May 21, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 48 min |
| May 21, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 34 min |
| May 21, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan | 62 min |
| May 21, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Pope, Renville, Stevens, Swift | 47 min |
| May 22, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 44 min |
| May 22, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 48 min |
| May 22, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 43 min |
| May 22, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 52 min |
| May 22, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Scott | 52 min |
| May 22, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 67 min |
| May 22, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 40 min |
| May 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 40 min |
| May 22, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 35 min |
| May 22, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 30 min |
| May 22, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 35 min |
| May 22, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago | 41 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.