Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT for Cottonwood County, Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
005
WFUS53 KFSD 102315
TORFSD
MNC033-063-102345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0021.190810T2315Z-190810T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
615 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota...
Southeastern Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 614 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Bingham Lake,
or over Windom, moving east at 10 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.
* The tornado will be near...
Bingham Lake around 620 PM CDT.
Mountain Lake and Bergen around 645 PM CDT.
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 4383 9519 4397 9514 4393 9486 4383 9485
4376 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 286DEG 9KT 4389 9508
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Kalin1 follow-up statement
110
WWUS53 KFSD 102328
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
628 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
MNC033-063-102345-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190810T2345Z/
Jackson MN-Cottonwood MN-
628 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN COTTONWOOD COUNTIES...
At 627 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located north of Bergen, or
near Windom, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Jackson and southeastern Cottonwood Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4381 9510 4393 9506 4393 9486 4383 9485
4376 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 285DEG 18KT 4384 9500
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KalinThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.