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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 12, 2015, 6:58 PM CDT for Douglas County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. 13 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
- Jul 12, 2015, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Douglas County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Garfield, MN | PINE TREES UP ROOTED |
| Jul 12, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Alexandria, MN | PINE TREES UP ROOTED |
| Jul 12, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 1 S Brandon, MN | ESTIMATED |
| Jul 12, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 1 Ssw Brandon, MN | ESTIMATED |
| Jul 12, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Brandon, MN | LARGE TREES SPLIT OPEN. OCCURRED SPORADICALLY FROM 3 TO 4 MILES SE OF TOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 82. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brandon, MN | LARGE TREES SPLIT OPEN ON NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Brandon, MN | LARGE SHED UNDER CONTRUCTION PARTIALLY DESTROYED. DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HALVERSON ROAD A FEW BLOCKS SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 82. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Garfield, MN | LARGE SHED UNDER CONTRUCTION PARTIALLY DESTROYED. DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HALVERSON ROAD A FEW BLOCKS SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 82. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Forada, MN | PONTOON BOAT THROWN INTO MAPLE LAKE AND FLIPPED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Forada, MN | PONTOON BOAT THROWN INTO MAPLE LAKE AND FLIPPED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brandon, MN | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN EVENT TIME 1900-1930 CDT |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wnw Brandon, MN | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN EVENT TIME 1900-1930 CDT |
| Jul 12, 7:24 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Garfield, MN | POWER LINES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001
WFUS53 KMPX 122358
TORMPX
MNC041-130045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0018.150712T2358Z-150713T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
658 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 657 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EVANSVILLE...OR 16 MILES WEST OF
ALEXANDRIA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRANDON AROUND 710 PM CDT.
ALEXANDRIA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GARFIELD...NELSON...HOLMES CITY...ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT...FORADA AND
MELBY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND
109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4598 9526 4576 9525 4576 9576 4593 9576
4593 9577 4607 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 286DEG 19KT 4593 9570
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
393
WWUS53 KMPX 130017
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
MNC041-130045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150713T0045Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
717 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR DOUGLAS
COUNTY...
AT 716 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GARFIELD...OR 9 MILES WEST OF ALEXANDRIA...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT !**ENTER TIME...ENTER 80 MPH
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED NEAR BRANDON.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ALEXANDRIA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GARFIELD...NELSON...ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT...HOLMES CITY AND FORADA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND
109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4598 9526 4576 9525 4576 9576 4587 9576
4590 9570 4596 9564 4604 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 286DEG 19KT 4590 9556
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JRB171
WWUS53 KMPX 130033
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
MNC041-130045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150713T0045Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
733 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY...
AT 733 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FARWELL...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
GARFIELD...NELSON...ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT...HOLMES CITY AND FORADA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND
109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4598 9526 4576 9525 4576 9576 4587 9576
4590 9570 4596 9562 4600 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 259DEG 32KT 4577 9565
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 41 min |
| Jul 12, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 51 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.