Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2017, 5:26 PM CST for Sherburne County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 20 min. 6 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 5:46 PM CST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Sherburne County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 5:39 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Ese Orrock, MN | EF1 TORNADO SURVEYED IN SHERBURNE COUNTY. PEAK WINDS 100 TO 110 MPH. PATH LENGTH 8.9 MILES. |
| Mar 6, 5:41 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Orrock, MN | TREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN, AND PART OF ROOF MISSING. |
| Mar 6, 5:44 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 W Monticello, MN | . |
| Mar 6, 5:44 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Wsw Monticello, MN | . |
| Mar 6, 5:46 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 1 W Big Lake, MN | . |
| Mar 6, 5:52 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Zimmerman, MN | LARGE OAK TREES FALLEN AND HOUSING PIECES WRAPPED AROUND TREES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
311
WFUS53 KMPX 062326
TORMPX
MNC141-171-070000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0002.170306T2326Z-170307T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
526 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wright County in central Minnesota...
Southeastern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
* Until 600 PM CST
* At 525 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Monticello, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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...
Monticello around 530 PM CST.
Big Lake around 540 PM CST.
Elk River and Zimmerman around 550 PM CST.
St. Francis around 600 PM CST.
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 4550 9351 4537 9350 4530 9351 4523 9383
4535 9391 4553 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 237DEG 29KT 4528 9384
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$2 follow-up statements
282
WWUS53 KMPX 062335
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
535 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MNC171-062344-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170307T0000Z/
Wright MN-
535 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4550 9351 4538 9351 4537 9350 4530 9352
4529 9356 4530 9357 4529 9358 4530 9368
4530 9377 4535 9388 4536 9388 4553 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 232DEG 30KT 4535 9376
$$
MNC141-070000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170307T0000Z/
Sherburne MN-
535 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY...
At 534 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Big Lake, or 12 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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...
Elk River around 545 PM CST.
Zimmerman around 550 PM CST.
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 4550 9351 4538 9351 4537 9350 4530 9352
4529 9356 4530 9357 4529 9358 4530 9368
4530 9377 4535 9388 4536 9388 4553 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 232DEG 30KT 4535 9376
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$313
WWUS53 KMPX 062346
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
546 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MNC141-062356-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170307T0000Z/
Sherburne MN-
546 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
east central Minnesota.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for northeast
Sherburne near Princeton.
LAT...LON 4550 9351 4538 9351 4537 9350 4530 9352
4529 9356 4530 9357 4529 9358 4530 9368
4530 9377 4535 9388 4536 9388 4553 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 237DEG 29KT 4540 9364
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:04 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 60 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 4:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Wright | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 4:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 21 min |
| Mar 6, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 5:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 5:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 31 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.