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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 15, 2019Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2019, 9:10 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 362 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: 836 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -149 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

347 
WFUS53 KMPX 160210
TORMPX
MNC013-161-160245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0025.190716T0210Z-190716T0245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Waseca County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 945 PM CDT.
    
* At 909 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Good Thunder, or 10 miles south of Mankato, moving
  east at 25 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...
  St. Clair around 925 PM CDT.
  Pemberton around 935 PM CDT.
  Waldorf around 945 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alma
City.

This includes U.S. Highway 14 near mile marker 151.
 
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 4399 9403 4407 9402 4411 9364 4388 9368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 277DEG 20KT 4402 9396 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPC

2 follow-up statements

726 
WWUS53 KMPX 160221
SVSMPX

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

MNC013-161-160245-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-190716T0245Z/
Blue Earth MN-Waseca MN-
921 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BLUE EARTH AND SOUTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTIES...
    
At 920 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pemberton, or 12 miles southeast of Mankato, moving
east at 25 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.

Locations impacted include...
Pemberton, Waldorf and Alma City. 

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 4396 9395 4405 9391 4411 9364 4388 9368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 277DEG 20KT 4401 9387 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPC

190 
WWUS53 KMPX 160235
SVSMPX

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

MNC013-161-160245-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-190716T0245Z/
Blue Earth MN-Waseca MN-
935 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BLUE EARTH AND SOUTHWESTERN
WASECA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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 4396 9395 4405 9391 4411 9364 4388 9368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 277DEG 20KT 4400 9376 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 7:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin	3 hr
Jul 15, 7:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey	3 hr
Jul 15, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	59 min
Jul 15, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Rice	48 min
Jul 15, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Rice, Waseca	41 min
Jul 15, 7:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Scott	3 hr
Jul 15, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	27 min
Jul 15, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele, Waseca	55 min
Jul 15, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Rice	29 min
Jul 15, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Waseca	52 min
Jul 15, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Waseca	40 min
Jul 16, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth	82 min
Jul 16, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey	83 min
Jul 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin, Ramsey	2 hr
Jul 16, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	25 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.