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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2019, 5:28 PM CDT for Carver County, Minnesota. It was in force for 13 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 15, 2019, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2019, 5:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Carver County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 1021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
244
WFUS53 KMPX 152228
TORMPX
MNC019-152300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0021.190715T2228Z-190715T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
528 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Carver County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mayer, or 24 miles south of Buffalo, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Waconia around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Waconia.
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 4478 9389 4484 9395 4493 9383 4483 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 235DEG 13KT 4483 9388
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CTG1 follow-up statement
772
WWUS53 KMPX 152241
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
541 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
MNC019-152251-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190715T2300Z/
Carver MN-
541 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CARVER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4478 9389 4484 9395 4493 9383 4483 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 235DEG 13KT 4486 9382
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 96 min |
| Jul 14, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Morrison | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Sherburne | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 6:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Scott | 20 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.