Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2019, 6:01 PM CDT for Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Le Sueur County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
134
WFUS53 KMPX 052301
TORMPX
MNC079-052330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0018.190705T2301Z-190705T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
601 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Le Sueur County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Henderson, or 26 miles north of Mankato, moving
southeast at 20 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
north central Le Sueur County.
This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 81 and 84.
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 4451 9389 4453 9389 4455 9387 4455 9378
4451 9367 4442 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 305DEG 16KT 4454 9387
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JLT2 follow-up statements
618
WWUS53 KMPX 052321
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
621 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
MNC079-052330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190705T2330Z/
Le Sueur MN-
621 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LE SUEUR COUNTY...
At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Le Sueur, or 24 miles northeast of Mankato, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Le Sueur County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4451 9389 4453 9389 4455 9387 4455 9378
4451 9367 4442 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 307DEG 15KT 4449 9378
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JLT868
WWUS53 KMPX 052328
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
628 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
MNC079-052338-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190705T2330Z/
Le Sueur MN-
628 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LE SUEUR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 630 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4451 9389 4453 9389 4455 9387 4455 9378
4451 9367 4442 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 305DEG 16KT 4448 9376
$$
JLTThe 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, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 26 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, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 45 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.