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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2016, 8:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 27 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, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
452
WFUS53 KMPX 200118
TORMPX
MNC067-121-145-151-200145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0019.160620T0118Z-160620T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 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...
NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 817 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GILCHRIST...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLMAR...
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...
BROOTEN AROUND 840 PM CDT.
BELGRADE AROUND 845 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SUNBURG...GILCHRIST AND NORWAY LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 137 AND 154.
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 4533 9544 4547 9541 4554 9494 4529 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 268DEG 27KT 4540 9534
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JPC2 follow-up statements
612
WWUS53 KMPX 200132
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
832 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC151-200142-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160620T0145Z/
SWIFT MN-
832 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN
SWIFT COUNTY WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4536 9522 4549 9525 4554 9494 4529 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 260DEG 31KT 4543 9515
$$
MNC067-121-145-200145-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160620T0145Z/
STEARNS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-POPE MN-
832 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI AND SOUTHEASTERN POPE
COUNTIES...
AT 832 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOTEN...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...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...
BROOTEN AROUND 835 PM CDT.
BELGRADE AROUND 845 PM CDT.
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 9522 4549 9525 4554 9494 4529 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 260DEG 31KT 4543 9515
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JPC009
WWUS53 KMPX 200138
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
838 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC067-121-145-200148-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160620T0145Z/
STEARNS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-POPE MN-
838 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN
KANDIYOHI AND SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE TWIN CITIES.
LAT...LON 4536 9522 4549 9525 4554 9494 4529 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 268DEG 27KT 4543 9515
$$
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, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 35 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.