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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 25, 2016Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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: May 25, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2016, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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
May 25, 5:20 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 Sse Long Prairie, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 452 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1396 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

152 
WFUS53 KMPX 252129
TORMPX
MNC153-252215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0007.160525T2129Z-160525T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
429 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
    
* AT 429 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG PRAIRIE...OR 21 MILES WEST OF LITTLE FALLS...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
  SWANVILLE AROUND 450 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BURTRUM.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 183 AND 186.
 
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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.

&&

LAT...LON 4593 9465 4591 9464 4587 9468 4586 9482
      4594 9491 4611 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 232DEG 15KT 4594 9480 

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

$$

JPC

2 follow-up statements

808 
WWUS53 KMPX 252158
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
458 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

MNC153-252215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160525T2215Z/
TODD MN-
458 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY...
    
AT 458 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG PRAIRIE...OR 20 MILES WEST OF LITTLE FALLS...
MOVING EAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY.

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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4594 9465 4589 9482 4594 9491 4611 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 250DEG 21KT 4596 9478 

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

$$

JPC

214 
WWUS53 KMPX 252213
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
513 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

MNC153-252223-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160525T2215Z/
TODD MN-
513 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE TWIN CITIES.

LAT...LON 4594 9465 4589 9482 4594 9491 4611 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 232DEG 15KT 4596 9478 

$$

JPC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	45 min
May 25, 7:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown	38 min
May 25, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	47 min
May 25, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd	44 min
May 25, 3:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Stearns, Todd	45 min
May 25, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	41 min
May 25, 3:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Todd	38 min
May 25, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sibley	50 min
May 25, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	59 min
May 25, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	61 min
May 25, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Morrison	35 min
May 25, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	44 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.