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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2015, 4:44 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. 5 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
- Aug 6, 2015, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2015, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Kandiyohi County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 4:55 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Ne Sunburg, MN | |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Norway Lake, MN | SMALL BRANCHES AND OTHER DEBRIS POSSIBLE TORNADO RELATED |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Sunburg, MN | SMALL BRANCHES AND OTHER DEBRIS POSSIBLE TORNADO RELATED |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Norway Lake, MN | CONFIRMED TOUCH DOWN |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Sunburg, MN | CONFIRMED TOUCH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
543
WFUS53 KMPX 062144
TORMPX
MNC067-062215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0031.150806T2144Z-150806T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 443 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORWAY LAKE...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF
WILLMAR...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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...NORWAY LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 144.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 9520 4541 9493 4525 9500 4531 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 285DEG 15KT 4535 9516
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JLT3 follow-up statements
819
WWUS53 KMPX 062155
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
455 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
MNC067-062215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150806T2215Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
455 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...
AT 455 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NORWAY LAKE...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORWAY LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 144.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 9520 4541 9493 4525 9500 4531 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 272DEG 16KT 4535 9513
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JLT769
WWUS53 KMPX 062159
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
459 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
MNC067-062215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150806T2215Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
459 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...
AT 458 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NORWAY
LAKE...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
SUNBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WAS OBSERVED IN AN OPEN FIELD 7 MILES EAST OF SUNBURG.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORWAY LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 144.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 9520 4541 9493 4525 9500 4531 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 272DEG 16KT 4535 9511
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JLT978
WWUS53 KMPX 062207
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
507 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
MNC067-062215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150806T2215Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
507 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY...
AT 507 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORWAY LAKE...OR
14 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 144.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 9511 4541 9493 4525 9500 4530 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 285DEG 15KT 4534 9505
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JLTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Todd | 59 min |
| Aug 6, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Swift | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 57 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.