Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT for Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 616 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
470
WFUS53 KMPX 200055
TORMPX
MNC145-200130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0018.160620T0055Z-160620T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
755 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 755 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE HENRY...OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLMAR...
MOVING EAST AT 45 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PAYNESVILLE AROUND 800 PM CDT.
RICHMOND AROUND 815 PM CDT.
COLD SPRING AROUND 825 PM CDT.
ROCKVILLE AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS...ROSCOE AND LAKE HENRY.
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 4553 9434 4532 9436 4539 9477 4541 9477
4542 9492 4547 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 271DEG 37KT 4545 9482
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JPC2 follow-up statements
615
WWUS53 KMPX 200114 RRA
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
814 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC145-200130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160620T0130Z/
STEARNS MN-
814 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...
AT 814 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ROSCOE...OR 21 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RICHMOND AROUND 825 PM CDT.
COLD SPRING AND ROCKVILLE AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS...ROSCOE AND ST. MARTIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4553 9434 4532 9436 4538 9472 4549 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 269DEG 27KT 4545 9461
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JPC110
WWUS53 KMPX 200125
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
825 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC145-200130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160620T0130Z/
STEARNS MN-
825 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...
AT 824 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COLD SPRING...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...
MOVING EAST AT 45 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
SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ST
NICHOLAS...ROSCOE AND ST. MARTIN.
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.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4536 9436 4538 9470 4550 9467 4553 9434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 271DEG 37KT 4545 9445
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Meeker | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.