Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 19, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

County Swift County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 176 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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955 
WFUS53 KMPX 200039
TORMPX
MNC151-200115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.160620T0039Z-160620T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 739 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLOWAY...OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF MORRIS...MOVING EAST
  AT 35 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...
  BENSON AROUND 800 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BENSON
AIRPORT...HOLLOWAY...SWIFT FALLS...DE GRAFF...DANVERS AND CLONTARF.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 53.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 142 AND 146.

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 4524 9592 4533 9591 4541 9541 4517 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 267DEG 29KT 4527 9586 

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

$$

JPC

721 
WWUS53 KMPX 200054
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

MNC151-200115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160620T0115Z/
SWIFT MN-
754 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
SWIFT COUNTY...
    
AT 754 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BENSON...OR 23 MILES NORTH OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING EAST
AT 40 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN SWIFT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: DE GRAFF AND
BENSON AIRPORT.

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 4521 9572 4533 9571 4538 9541 4517 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 266DEG 36KT 4527 9561 

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

$$

JRB

259 
WWUS53 KMPX 200107
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
807 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

MNC151-200117-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160620T0115Z/
SWIFT MN-
807 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SWIFT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM
CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE TWIN CITIES.

LAT...LON 4521 9572 4533 9571 4538 9541 4517 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 267DEG 29KT 4527 9561 

$$

JPC

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