Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2016, 5:56 PM CDT for Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 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 11, 2016, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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 11, 6:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Watkins, MN | TORNADO CAUGHT ON VIDEO. TORNADO WAS ON GROUND FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES. |
| Jul 11, 6:16 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Rockville, MN | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR ROCKVILLE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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.
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WFUS53 KMPX 112256
TORMPX
MNC093-145-112330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0032.160711T2256Z-160711T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
556 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...
NORTH CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 555 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WATKINS...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KIMBALL AROUND 605 PM CDT.
ROCKVILLE AROUND 620 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS AND LUXEMBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 4525 9435 4532 9451 4551 9436 4543 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 210DEG 25KT 4531 9442
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
305
WWUS53 KMPX 112305
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
605 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC093-112314-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160711T2330Z/
MEEKER MN-
605 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4533 9431 4537 9447 4551 9436 4543 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 208DEG 25KT 4537 9438
$$
MNC145-112330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160711T2330Z/
STEARNS MN-
605 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY...
AT 604 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST NICHOLAS...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST.
CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKVILLE AROUND 620 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ST
NICHOLAS AND LUXEMBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 9431 4537 9447 4551 9436 4543 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 208DEG 25KT 4537 9438
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$341
WWUS53 KMPX 112314
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
614 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC145-112330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160711T2330Z/
STEARNS MN-
614 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY...
AT 614 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ROCKVILLE...OR
11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
LUXEMBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4535 9429 4541 9444 4551 9436 4543 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 210DEG 25KT 4543 9433
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$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, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 35 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.