Tornado Warning 22, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jul 12, 2015, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2015, 8:09 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Douglas County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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851 
WFUS53 KMPX 130039
TORMPX
MNC041-130130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0022.150713T0039Z-150713T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
    
* AT 738 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARWELL...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  ALEXANDRIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  ALEXANDRIA AROUND 800 PM CDT.
  CARLOS AROUND 805 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GARFIELD...NELSON...ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT...HOLMES CITY...FORADA AND
FARWELL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 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 4576 9525 4575 9545 4576 9575 4588 9575
      4601 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 250DEG 35KT 4580 9562 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JRB

342 
WWUS53 KMPX 130057
SVSMPX

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

MNC041-130130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-150713T0130Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
757 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...
    
AT 756 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FORADA...OR NEAR ALEXANDRIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NELSON...ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT...HOLMES CITY...FORADA AND FARWELL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 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 4576 9525 4575 9545 4576 9571 4583 9555
      4601 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 278DEG 23KT 4581 9541 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JRB

251 
WWUS53 KMPX 130109
SVSMPX

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

MNC041-130118-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-150713T0130Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
809 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4576 9525 4575 9545 4576 9571 4583 9555
      4601 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 250DEG 35KT 4585 9524 

$$

JRB

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