Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2013, 5:07 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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
- Aug 6, 2013, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2013, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Kandiyohi County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Sunburg, MN | |
| Aug 6, 5:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 N Willmar, MN | |
| Aug 6, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 Nw New London, MN | |
| Aug 6, 5:35 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 5 W New London, MN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716
WFUS53 KMPX 062207
TORMPX
MNC067-062245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0010.130806T2207Z-130806T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
507 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 506 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES EAST OF BENSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUNBURG...NEW LONDON AND SPICER.
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 4542 9525 4542 9516 4538 9484 4519 9494
4531 9525 4541 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 292DEG 33KT 4538 9526
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
143
WWUS53 KMPX 062220
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
520 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
MNC067-062245-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130806T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
520 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 517 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW LONDON AND SPICER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4540 9521 4541 9510 4538 9484 4519 9494
4531 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 298DEG 36KT 4531 9510
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BORGHOFF235
WWUS53 KMPX 062232
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
532 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
MNC067-062245-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130806T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
532 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANDIYOHI
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 529 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW LONDON AND SPICER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF ON OR NEAR ANY LAKES...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4534 9507 4536 9495 4535 9485 4519 9494
4526 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 296DEG 30KT 4527 9499
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BORGHOFF785
WWUS53 KMPX 062245
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
545 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
MNC067-062255-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130806T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
545 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 4534 9507 4536 9495 4535 9485 4519 9494
4526 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 296DEG 30KT 4527 9499
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 62 min |
| Aug 6, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 52 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.