Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2016, 6:10 PM CDT for Cass County, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It was in force for 50 min. 12 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
- Jun 19, 2016, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Cass County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:22 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 E Leader, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 E Leader, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Nne Staples, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 W Breezy Point, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 3 N Nisswa, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:42 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Lake Shore, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:47 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 S Breezy Point, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:47 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Nisswa, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:48 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 E Nisswa, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 4 | 4 Ne Nisswa, MN | OBSERVER ESTIMATED 70MPH WINDS. |
| Jun 19, 6:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lake Hubert, MN | |
| Jun 19, 6:54 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 S Nisswa, MN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
892
WFUS53 KDLH 192310
TORDLH
MNC021-035-200000-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0003.160619T2310Z-160620T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
610 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN CROW WING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 610 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STAPLES AIRPORT...OR 28 MILES WEST OF
BRAINERD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
POPLAR AROUND 615 PM CDT.
LEADER AROUND 620 PM CDT.
GULL LAKE AROUND 635 PM CDT.
BAXTER...PEQUOT LAKES AND NISSWA AROUND 640 PM CDT.
BRAINERD...BREEZY POINT AND MERRIFIELD AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE EAST
GULL LAKE...EDWARD LAKE...CROW WING STATE PARK...SYLVAN...CASINO...LAKE
SHORE...BARROWS...ESTERDY...NORTH LONG LAKE AND LOWER WHITEFISH LAKE.
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 4660 9478 4672 9414 4625 9417 4626 9435
4627 9434 4629 9435 4633 9443 4633 9446
4630 9454 4633 9460 4633 9462 4636 9467
4635 9468 4635 9472 4638 9473 4638 9476
4639 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 261DEG 45KT 4646 9478
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
DAP3 follow-up statements
204
WWUS53 KDLH 192321
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
621 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC021-035-200000-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
CASS MN-CROW WING MN-
621 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND WESTERN CROW WING COUNTIES...
AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEADER...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAINERD...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GULL LAKE AROUND 635 PM CDT.
BRAINERD...BAXTER...PEQUOT LAKES AND NISSWA AROUND 640 PM CDT.
BREEZY POINT AND MERRIFIELD AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE EAST
GULL LAKE...EDWARD LAKE...CROW WING STATE PARK...SYLVAN...CASINO...LAKE
SHORE...BARROWS...ESTERDY...NORTH LONG LAKE AND LOWER WHITEFISH LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4660 9478 4672 9414 4625 9417 4626 9435
4627 9434 4629 9435 4633 9443 4633 9446
4630 9454 4633 9460 4633 9462 4636 9467
4635 9468 4635 9472 4638 9473 4638 9476
4639 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 261DEG 45KT 4648 9459
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
DAP342
WWUS53 KDLH 192333
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
633 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC021-035-200000-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
CASS MN-CROW WING MN-
633 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND WESTERN CROW WING COUNTIES...
AT 632 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GULL LAKE...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAINERD...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GULL LAKE.
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...
GULL LAKE AROUND 635 PM CDT.
BAXTER AND BRAINERD AROUND 640 PM CDT.
PEQUOT LAKES...NISSWA AND MERRIFIELD AROUND 645 PM CDT.
BREEZY POINT AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE EAST
GULL LAKE...EDWARD LAKE...CROW WING STATE PARK...SYLVAN...CASINO...LAKE
SHORE...BARROWS...NORTH LONG LAKE...LOWER WHITEFISH LAKE AND LOWER HAY
LAKE.
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 4672 9414 4625 9417 4626 9435 4627 9434
4629 9435 4633 9443 4633 9446 4630 9454
4633 9460 4633 9462 4636 9467 4635 9468
4635 9471 4661 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 259DEG 39KT 4650 9442
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
DAP755
WWUS53 KDLH 192345
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
645 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC021-035-200000-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
CASS MN-CROW WING MN-
645 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CASS AND WESTERN CROW WING COUNTIES...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRIFIELD...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF BRAINERD...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH. SPOTTERS REPORTED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE TOWN OF
LAKESHORE.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL CASS AND WESTERN CROW WING COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: EAST GULL LAKE...EDWARD LAKE...CROW WING STATE
PARK...SYLVAN...LAKE SHORE...BARROWS...NORTH LONG LAKE...LOWER WHITEFISH
LAKE...LOWER HAY LAKE AND JENKINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4672 9414 4625 9417 4626 9435 4627 9434
4629 9435 4633 9443 4633 9446 4631 9451
4664 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 261DEG 45KT 4653 9419
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
DAPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 13 min |
| Jun 18, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 17 min | |
| Jun 18, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 32 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 8:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 9:55 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 36 hr | |
| Jun 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 11 min |
| Jun 19, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 17 min |
| Jun 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 20 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 18 min |
| Jun 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Wadena | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Saint Louis | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Itasca | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 22 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Saint Louis | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca, Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 50 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.