Tornado Warning 36, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jul 11, 2016, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Benton County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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324 
WFUS53 KMPX 112343
TORMPX
MNC009-145-120015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0036.160711T2343Z-160712T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
643 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 642 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ST. CLOUD...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  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 BE MOVING THROUGH SAUK RAPIDS.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 10 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167
AND 180.
 
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 4565 9396 4555 9412 4556 9414 4553 9415
      4559 9428 4575 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 215DEG 22KT 4557 9419 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

508 
WWUS53 KMPX 112357
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
657 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

MNC145-120007-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160712T0015Z/
STEARNS MN-
657 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN STEARNS 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 4565 9396 4555 9412 4556 9414 4560 9420
      4565 9421 4568 9419 4568 9420 4575 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 228DEG 16KT 4560 9414 

$$

MNC009-120015-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160712T0015Z/
BENTON MN-
657 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY...
        
AT 657 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SAUK RAPIDS...OR NEAR ST. CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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
SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
MAYHEW AND PARENT.

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 4565 9396 4555 9412 4556 9414 4560 9420
      4565 9421 4568 9419 4568 9420 4575 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 228DEG 16KT 4560 9414 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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