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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2019Redwood County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2019, 4:23 PM CDT for Redwood County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 26 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: Jul 5, 2019, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2019, 4:49 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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: 13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

602 
WFUS53 KMPX 052123
TORMPX
MNC127-129-052200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.190705T2123Z-190705T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
423 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
  South central Renville County in central Minnesota...

* Until 500 PM CDT.
    
* At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Franklin, or 11 miles east of Redwood Falls,
  moving northeast at 10 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...
  Franklin around 440 PM CDT.
  Fairfax around 500 PM CDT.

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 4454 9499 4460 9479 4448 9471 4445 9479
      4449 9482 4449 9486 4443 9487 4442 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 233DEG 8KT 4448 9490 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLT

3 follow-up statements

985 
WWUS53 KMPX 052132
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
432 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC127-052142-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190705T2200Z/
Redwood MN-
432 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL REDWOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4449 9482 4449 9486 4452 9488 4453 9492
      4460 9479 4448 9471 4446 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 230DEG 10KT 4450 9486 

$$

MNC129-052200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190705T2200Z/
Renville MN-
432 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY...
    
At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Franklin, or 12 miles east of Redwood Falls, moving
northeast at 10 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...
  Fairfax around 500 PM CDT.

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 4449 9482 4449 9486 4452 9488 4453 9492
      4460 9479 4448 9471 4446 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 230DEG 10KT 4450 9486 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLT

253 
WWUS53 KMPX 052141
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
441 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC129-052200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190705T2200Z/
Renville MN-
441 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY...
    
At 441 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Franklin, or 13 miles east of Redwood Falls, moving
northeast at 10 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...
  Fairfax around 500 PM CDT.

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 4449 9482 4449 9486 4452 9488 4453 9492
      4460 9479 4448 9471 4446 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 233DEG 8KT 4451 9484 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLT

557 
WWUS53 KMPX 052149
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

MNC129-052158-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190705T2200Z/
Renville MN-
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain 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 4449 9482 4449 9486 4452 9488 4453 9492
      4460 9479 4448 9471 4446 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 233DEG 8KT 4452 9482 

$$

JLT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Yellow Medicine	66 min
Jul 5, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Sibley	38 min
Jul 5, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sibley	47 min
Jul 5, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley	51 min
Jul 5, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Scott, Sibley	30 min
Jul 5, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur	29 min
Jul 5, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Le Sueur	45 min

Nearby

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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.