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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 15, 2019Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2019, 7:20 PM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 25 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, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 248 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: 708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1497 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

893 
WFUS53 KMPX 160020
TORMPX
WIC107-160045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0023.190716T0020Z-190716T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
720 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Rusk County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Bruce, or near
  Ladysmith, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement 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...
  Ladysmith around 730 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Tony,
Conrath, Rusk County Airport, Ingram and Glen Flora.

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 4538 9074 4538 9092 4531 9093 4537 9133
      4551 9131 4555 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 272DEG 30KT 4543 9123 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPC

1 follow-up statement

798 
WWUS53 KMPX 160035
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
735 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

WIC107-160045-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-190716T0045Z/
Rusk WI-
735 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RUSK COUNTY...
    
At 735 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Ladysmith, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Law enforcement 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
east central Rusk County, including the following locations... Tony,
Conrath, Rusk County Airport, Ingram and Glen Flora.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 4536 9092 4538 9113 4551 9111 4555 9073
      4538 9074 4538 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 270DEG 31KT 4544 9103 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Rusk	75 min
Jul 15, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin	59 min
Jul 15, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Rusk	29 min
Jul 15, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Eau Claire, Pepin	27 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.