Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2016, 5:40 PM CDT for Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 3 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 11, 2016, 5:40 PM CDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 5:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Forest City, MN | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE. |
| Jul 11, 5:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | Watkins, MN | SEVERAL REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN WATKINS, INCLUDING AT A MOBILE HOME PARK. PHOTOS OF DAMAGE RELAYED VIA TWITTER. . |
| Jul 11, 6:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Watkins, MN | TORNADO CAUGHT ON VIDEO. TORNADO WAS ON GROUND FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES. |
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 11, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 1818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
918
WFUS53 KMPX 112240
TORMPX
MNC093-145-112315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0030.160711T2240Z-160711T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
540 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 540 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER FOREST
CITY...OR 23 MILES NORTH OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WATKINS AROUND 555 PM CDT.
KIMBALL AROUND 600 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS...FAIRHAVEN AND FOREST CITY.
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 9415 4531 9418 4531 9425 4526 9426
4513 9445 4523 9459 4544 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 217DEG 28KT 4522 9447
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
758
WWUS53 KMPX 112251
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
551 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC093-145-112315-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160711T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-
551 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTIES...
AT 550 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WATKINS...OR 23
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WATKINS AROUND 555 PM CDT.
KIMBALL AROUND 605 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS AND FAIRHAVEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4533 9415 4531 9418 4531 9425 4526 9426
4522 9437 4529 9454 4544 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 210DEG 25KT 4528 9445
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$295
WWUS53 KMPX 112307
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
607 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC093-145-112316-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160711T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-
607 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN
MEEKER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT MEEKER COUNTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STEARNS
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM.
LAT...LON 4533 9415 4531 9418 4531 9425 4526 9426
4522 9437 4529 9454 4544 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 217DEG 28KT 4528 9445
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 74 min |
| Jul 11, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 6:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 85 min |
| Jul 11, 7:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 113 min |
| Jul 11, 9:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Morrison, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Todd | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs | 71 min |
| Jul 11, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti, Sherburne | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 17 min |
| Jul 11, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 32 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.