Tornado Warning 35, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 17, 2012, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Carver County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Wright County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KMPX 180225
TORMPX
MNC019-085-093-171-180300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0035.120618T0225Z-120618T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
925 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 920 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 
  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF GROVE CITY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...
  HUTCHINSON...
  GROVE CITY...
  CEDAR MILLS...
  DARWIN...
  DASSEL...
  COKATO...
  BISCAY...
  SILVER LAKE...
  HOWARD LAKE...
  WINSTED...
  WAVERLY...
  LESTER PRAIRIE...
  NEW GERMANY...

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 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

&&

LAT...LON 4508 9382 4472 9409 4472 9413 4502 9476
      4507 9475 4523 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 296DEG 40KT 4508 9459

$$

462 
WWUS53 KMPX 180238
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
938 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

MNC019-085-093-171-180300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/
CARVER MN-MCLEOD MN-MEEKER MN-WRIGHT MN-
938 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT...
MEEKER...NORTHEASTERN MCLEOD AND NORTHWESTERN CARVER COUNTIES UNTIL
1000 PM CDT...

AT 934 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH.  THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST 
OF DARWIN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LITCHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE 
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL.

THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF
IN ITS PATH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUTCHINSON...DASSEL...COKATO...BISCAY...SILVER LAKE...HOWARD
  LAKE...WINSTED...WAVERLY...LESTER PRAIRIE...NEW GERMANY...
  GLENCOE...MONTROSE...STOCKHOLM AND SMITH LAKE.

LAT...LON 4508 9382 4472 9409 4472 9413 4502 9476
      4507 9475 4523 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 296DEG 40KT 4501 9441

$$

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