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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2011, 6:05 PM CDT for Barron County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2011, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barron County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 5144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
237
WFUS53 KMPX 192305
TORMPX
WIC005-107-200000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0038.110719T2305Z-110720T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
605 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
WESTERN RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 601 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MIKANA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MIKANA...
WEYERHAEUSER...
BRUCE...
ISLAND LAKE...
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.
THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...
SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
&&
LAT...LON 4529 9095 4530 9153 4564 9161 4565 9159
4564 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 326DEG 28KT 4560 9149
$$
DWE3 follow-up statements
761
WWUS53 KMPX 192314
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
614 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
WIC005-107-200000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110720T0000Z/
BARRON WI-RUSK WI-
614 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RUSK AND
NORTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 610 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIKANA...OR 13 MILES EAST OF RICE
LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEYERHAEUSER...BRUCE AND ISLAND LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4529 9095 4530 9153 4564 9161 4565 9159
4564 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 326DEG 28KT 4552 9146
$$
DWE140
WWUS53 KMPX 192325
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
625 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
WIC005-192340-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110720T0000Z/
BARRON WI-
625 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4529 9102 4529 9142 4530 9149 4563 9153
4564 9135 4530 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 324DEG 28KT 4549 9135
$$
WIC107-200000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110720T0000Z/
RUSK WI-
625 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RUSK COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR BRUCE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF LADYSMITH...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEYERHAEUSER...BRUCE AND ISLAND LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4529 9102 4529 9142 4530 9149 4563 9153
4564 9135 4530 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 324DEG 28KT 4549 9135
$$
DWE089
WWUS53 KMPX 192340
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
640 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
WIC107-200000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110720T0000Z/
RUSK WI-
640 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RUSK COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF BRUCE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LADYSMITH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ISLAND LAKE...AND RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN RUSK COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4530 9096 4529 9102 4530 9140 4549 9144
4555 9125
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 324DEG 28KT 4537 9122
$$
DWEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 54 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.