Tornado Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 21, 2013, 1:31 AM CDT (06:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2013, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Pope County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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081 
WFUS53 KMPX 210631
TORMPX
MNC121-210700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0006.130621T0631Z-130621T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
131 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 128 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLENWOOD...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  GILCHRIST AND SEDAN.

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 4564 9553 4561 9514 4543 9513 4541 9515
      4541 9535 4553 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 288DEG 23KT 4555 9546

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRB

092 
WWUS53 KMPX 210652
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
152 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

MNC121-210700-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130621T0700Z/
POPE MN-
152 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY
UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 151 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN POPE 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 4548 9537 4557 9527 4554 9513 4543 9513
      4541 9515 4541 9528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 289DEG 30KT 4549 9518

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

BRB

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