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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2016, 2:58 PM CDT for Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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
- Jul 5, 2016, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Appleton, MN | SPOTTED ON GROUND ALONG HWY 59 TO THE NE OF APPLETON. |
| Jul 5, 3:14 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Nne Appleton, MN | AWOS STATION APPLETON AP /AQP/. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
880
WFUS53 KMPX 051958
TORMPX
MNC151-052030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0024.160705T1958Z-160705T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
258 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 258 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOLLOWAY...OR
22 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...PUBLIC 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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN SWIFT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
HOLLOWAY...HAGEN...DANVERS AND APPLETON AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 36.
U.S. HIGHWAY 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 146.
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 4533 9601 4527 9555 4515 9562 4515 9584
4523 9603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 285DEG 27KT 4524 9592
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
021
WWUS53 KMPX 052010
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
310 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC151-052030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160705T2030Z/
SWIFT MN-
310 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SWIFT COUNTY...
AT 310 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLOWAY...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAGEN...DANVERS AND HOLLOWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4527 9555 4515 9562 4515 9584 4520 9595
4532 9591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 284DEG 26KT 4522 9582
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JRB955
WWUS53 KMPX 052015
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
315 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC151-052030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160705T2030Z/
SWIFT MN-
315 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SWIFT COUNTY...
AT 315 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HAGEN...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING
EAST AT 30 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DANVERS.
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 4527 9555 4515 9562 4516 9576 4521 9587
4530 9585
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 285DEG 27KT 4521 9576
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JRB074
WWUS53 KMPX 052029
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
329 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC151-052038-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160705T2030Z/
SWIFT MN-
329 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SWIFT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
330 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 345 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4527 9555 4515 9562 4516 9576 4521 9587
4530 9585
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 285DEG 27KT 4521 9576
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Swift | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 18 min |
| Jul 5, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 15 min |
| Jul 5, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Renville, Scott, Sibley | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 12 min |
| Jul 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 63 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.