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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT for Meeker County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. 10 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, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Meeker County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Kingston, MN | LOTS OF TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 5, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Se South Haven, MN | HEAVY RAINS TOO. |
| Jul 5, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 W Annandale, MN | HEAVY RAINS TOO. |
| Jul 5, 4:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Annandale, MN | . |
| Jul 5, 4:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | South Haven, MN | WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE. TREES SNAPPED OFF BETWEEN SOUTH HAVEN AND ANNANDALE. |
| Jul 5, 4:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Annandale, MN | LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING HWY 55. |
| Jul 5, 5:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Annandale, MN | 50 FT BOAT FLIPPED. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAWING TREES AWAY FROM HWY 55. |
| Jul 5, 5:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 32 | 1 W French Lake, MN | MESONET STATION FRENCH LAKE /E6789/. |
| Jul 5, 5:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 Ssw South Haven, MN | . |
| Jul 5, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Ssw South Haven, MN | . |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.
851
WFUS53 KMPX 052129
TORMPX
MNC093-171-052200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0026.160705T2129Z-160705T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
429 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 429 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KIMBALL...OR 22 MILES WEST OF
BUFFALO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
ANNANDALE AROUND 440 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FRENCH
LAKE AND SOUTH HAVEN.
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 4527 9404 4511 9410 4518 9428 4518 9429
4519 9430 4524 9442 4529 9439 4528 9427
4530 9425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 292DEG 31KT 4526 9431
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CLF2 follow-up statements
557
WWUS53 KMPX 052146
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
446 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC093-052155-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
MEEKER MN-
446 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4527 9404 4511 9410 4517 9425 4528 9423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 292DEG 31KT 4521 9413
$$
MNC171-052200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
WRIGHT MN-
446 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY...
AT 445 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FRENCH LAKE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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
WEST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
FRENCH LAKE.
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 9404 4511 9410 4517 9425 4528 9423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 292DEG 31KT 4521 9413
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CLF068
WWUS53 KMPX 052154
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
454 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC171-052203-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
WRIGHT MN-
454 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4527 9404 4511 9410 4517 9425 4528 9423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 292DEG 31KT 4521 9413
$$
CLFThe 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, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 32 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, 4:36 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.