Tornado Warning 21, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jul 12, 2015, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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997 
WFUS53 KMPX 130018
TORMPX
MNC097-153-130100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0021.150713T0018Z-150713T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
    
* AT 718 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LONG PRAIRIE...OR 23 MILES WEST OF LITTLE
  FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SWANVILLE AROUND 755 PM CDT.
  FLENSBURG AROUND 800 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LITTLE
SAUK...ROUND PRAIRIE...LONG PRAIRIE AIRPORT...CLOTHO AND SOBIESKI.

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 4581 9493 4601 9510 4612 9466 4604 9462
      4601 9457 4594 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 265DEG 14KT 4597 9485 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DWE

987 
WWUS53 KMPX 130049
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
749 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

MNC097-153-130100-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150713T0100Z/
MORRISON MN-TODD MN-
749 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MORRISON AND SOUTHERN TODD COUNTIES...
    
AT 749 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWANVILLE...OR 15 MILES WEST OF LITTLE FALLS...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG PRAIRIE...SWANVILLE...FLENSBURG...LITTLE SAUK...ROUND PRAIRIE...
SOBIESKI AND LONG PRAIRIE AIRPORT.

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 4581 9493 4596 9505 4603 9478 4604 9462
      4601 9457 4594 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 265DEG 14KT 4598 9468 

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

$$

DWE

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