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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 16, 2017Barron County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2017, 5:05 PM CDT for Barron County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 55 min. 8 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: May 16, 2017, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Barron County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 16, 5:13 PM CDT	HAIL 3	Barron, WI	PHOTO INCLUDED WITH REPORT.
May 16, 5:17 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Sse Chetek, WI
May 16, 5:17 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Cameron, WI
May 16, 5:19 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Cameron, WI	HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN GOLF BALL FALLING.
May 16, 5:35 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Nw Chetek, WI	* 1 FATAL, 20 INJ * NUMEROUS MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. THERE WAS 1 FATALITY AND AT LEAST 20 INJURIES.
May 16, 5:35 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Nw Chetek, WI	REPORTS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
May 16, 5:45 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 N Chetek, WI	PHOTO OF TURKEY BARN DESTROYED 4 MILES N OF CHETEK, REPORTED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED.
May 16, 6:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Cameron, WI

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
May 16, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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: 241 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -181 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

578 
WFUS53 KMPX 162205
TORMPX
WIC005-162300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0007.170516T2205Z-170516T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
505 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 600 PM CDT

* At 504 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Arland, or 16 miles southwest of Rice Lake, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported 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...
  Dallas around 515 PM CDT. 
  Barron around 520 PM CDT. 
  Cameron around 530 PM CDT. 
  Chetek around 535 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hillsdale, Rice Lake Airport, Canton and Sumner.

This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 120 and 139.
 
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 9188 4541 9190 4550 9154 4521 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 252DEG 25KT 4531 9196 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

jrb

4 follow-up statements

014 
WWUS53 KMPX 162218
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
518 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

WIC005-162300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Barron WI-
518 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY...
        
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hillsdale, or 11 miles south of Rice Lake, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Cameron around 525 PM CDT. 
  Chetek around 530 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hillsdale, Rice Lake Airport, Canton and Sumner.

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 4541 9190 4550 9154 4528 9154 4525 9188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 252DEG 26KT 4534 9182 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

jrb

914 
WWUS53 KMPX 162228
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

WIC005-162300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Barron WI-
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY...
    
At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sumner, or 9 miles south of Rice Lake, moving east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Barron County, including the following locations: Canton
and Sumner.

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 4541 9177 4550 9154 4528 9154 4528 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 255DEG 31KT 4536 9166 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

jrb

368 
WWUS53 KMPX 162240
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

WIC005-162300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Barron WI-
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARRON COUNTY...
    
At 539 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Sumner, or 11
miles southeast of Rice Lake, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Public 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Canton.

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 4543 9166 4550 9154 4535 9154 4535 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 249DEG 25KT 4540 9154 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

jrb

661 
WWUS53 KMPX 162250
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
550 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

WIC005-162300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Barron WI-
550 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BARRON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4543 9166 4550 9154 4535 9154 4535 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 252DEG 25KT 4542 9145 

$$

jrb

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk	12 hr
May 16, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Polk, Saint Croix	44 min
May 16, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pierce	39 min
May 16, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Saint Croix	52 min
May 16, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Barron, Polk	51 min
May 16, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Rusk	65 min
May 16, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Dunn, Saint Croix	47 min
May 16, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Rusk	38 min
May 16, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Rusk	59 min
May 16, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Chippewa, Rusk	65 min
May 16, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chippewa	35 min
May 16, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pierce	44 min
May 16, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pepin, Pierce	47 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.