Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 19, 2014, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2014, 4:45 PM CDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Pope County, MN, Swift County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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439 
WFUS53 KMPX 192110
TORMPX
MNC121-151-192145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.140619T2110Z-140619T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
410 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 407 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENSON...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE HASSEL AROUND 425 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SWIFT FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4552 9542 4529 9527 4523 9570 4538 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 240DEG 17KT 4530 9560

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BORGHOFF

255 
WWUS53 KMPX 192129
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
429 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

MNC121-151-192145-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140619T2145Z/
POPE MN-SWIFT MN-
429 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SWIFT AND
SOUTH CENTRAL POPE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

AT 428 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BENSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
SWIFT AND SOUTH CENTRAL POPE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...SWIFT FALLS.

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 4524 9564 4541 9567 4552 9542 4529 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 256DEG 14KT 4532 9553

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BORGHOFF

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