Tornado Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 14, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)

Expired

Jun 14, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

County Blue Earth County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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407 
WFUS53 KMPX 142037
TORMPX
MNC013-142115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0011.160614T2037Z-160614T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
337 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 337 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER VERNON CENTER...
  OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANKATO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GOOD THUNDER AROUND 355 PM CDT. 
  LAKE CRYSTAL AROUND 400 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GARDEN
CITY.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 169 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 46.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4389 9419 4393 9433 4416 9427 4408 9397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 216DEG 16KT 4399 9420 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BORGHOFF

574 
WWUS53 KMPX 142057
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
357 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-142115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160614T2115Z/
BLUE EARTH MN-
357 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY...
    
AT 357 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GARDEN CITY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANKATO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GOOD THUNDER AROUND 400 PM CDT. 
  LAKE CRYSTAL AROUND 405 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GARDEN
CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4393 9416 4397 9428 4414 9419 4408 9397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 217DEG 10KT 4405 9416 

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

$$

BORGHOFF

997 
WWUS53 KMPX 142115
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
415 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-142125-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160614T2115Z/
BLUE EARTH MN-
415 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.  HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4393 9416 4397 9428 4414 9419 4408 9397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 216DEG 16KT 4405 9416 

$$

BORGHOFF

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