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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 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, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:03 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Ese Regal, MN | TRAINED SPOTTER AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 4 AND 55 JUST NW OF PAYNESVILLE REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. . |
| Jul 11, 7:22 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 S Roscoe, MN | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 4 MILES EAST OF PAYNESVILLE OVER RICE LAKE NEAR TRIPLE T RD. . |
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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 2508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 26.2
The text
As transmitted.
303
WFUS53 KMPX 120000
TORMPX
MNC067-093-145-120030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0037.160712T0000Z-160712T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
700 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 700 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HAWICK...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WILLMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
PAYNESVILLE AROUND 710 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...HAWICK...LAKE KORONIS REGIONAL PARK...MANANNAH
AND ROSCOE.
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 4521 9478 4532 9491 4549 9464 4537 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 226DEG 30KT 4528 9479
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
688
WWUS53 KMPX 120007
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
707 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC067-093-145-120030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160712T0030Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-KANDIYOHI MN-
707 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN MEEKER AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI
COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE KORONIS REGIONAL PARK...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WILLMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PAYNESVILLE AROUND 710 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAWICK...LAKE KORONIS REGIONAL PARK...MANANNAH AND ROSCOE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4524 9473 4535 9486 4549 9464 4537 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 224DEG 29KT 4532 9474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$806
WWUS53 KMPX 120025
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
MNC067-093-120034-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160712T0030Z/
MEEKER MN-KANDIYOHI MN-
725 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MEEKER AND NORTHEASTERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTIES 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 4534 9460 4544 9472 4549 9464 4537 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 226DEG 30KT 4543 9458
$$
MNC145-120030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160712T0030Z/
STEARNS MN-
725 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...
AT 724 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ROSCOE...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
ROSCOE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4534 9460 4544 9472 4549 9464 4537 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 226DEG 30KT 4543 9458
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 8:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 11 min |
| Jul 11, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 10:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 4 days |
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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.