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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 15, 2019Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2019, 7:46 PM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. 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 15, 2019, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 243 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.

167 
WFUS53 KMPX 160046
TORMPX
WIC107-160115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0024.190716T0046Z-190716T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Rusk County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 745 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles east of
  Ladysmith, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Hawkins around 805 PM CDT.

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

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!

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9092 4536 9093 4537 9103 4553 9102
      4556 9068 4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 272DEG 27KT 4545 9094 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JPC

2 follow-up statements

478 
WWUS53 KMPX 160104
SVSMPX

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

WIC107-160115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190716T0115Z/
Rusk WI-
804 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RUSK COUNTY...
    
At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hawkins, or 17 miles east of Ladysmith, moving east
at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Rusk 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.

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 4538 9085 4555 9076 4556 9068 4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 272DEG 27KT 4544 9073 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JPC

354 
WWUS53 KMPX 160111
SVSMPX

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

WIC107-160121-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190716T0115Z/
Rusk WI-
811 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RUSK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Wisconsin.

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 4538 9085 4555 9076 4556 9068 4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 272DEG 27KT 4544 9066 

$$

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, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Rusk	25 min
Jul 15, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin	59 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.