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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 19, 2019Kanabec County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2019, 3:54 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2019, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Kanabec County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 19, 4:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMora, MNREPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN PARTS OF MORA.
Jul 19, 4:15 PM CDTHAIL 12 Nnw Quamba, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 19, 2:41 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 848 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
848 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

494 
WFUS53 KMPX 192054
TORMPX
MNC065-192130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0030.190719T2054Z-190719T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
354 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 354 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles north of Ogilvie, or 25 miles west of Pine
  City, moving southeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Ogilvie around 405 PM CDT.
  Mora around 410 PM CDT.
  Brunswick and Quamba around 415 PM CDT.
  Grasston around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Knife
Lake and Mora Airport.

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 4599 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314 4574 9314
      4573 9322 4589 9353 4598 9352 4598 9344
      4603 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 300DEG 37KT 4595 9347 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BORGHOFF
3 follow-up statements
222 
WWUS53 KMPX 192108
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
408 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

MNC065-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
408 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KANABEC COUNTY...
    
At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mora, or 16 miles west of Pine City, moving
southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Quamba around 415 PM CDT.
  Grasston around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mora
Airport.

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 4595 9314 4574 9314 4573 9322 4589 9346
      4593 9343 4598 9337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 299DEG 35KT 4589 9331 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BORGHOFF
217 
WWUS53 KMPX 192116
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
416 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

MNC065-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
416 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANABEC COUNTY...
    
At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Grasston, or 10 miles west of Pine City, moving
southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Grasston around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mora
Airport.

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 4582 9335 4594 9323 4591 9314 4574 9314
      4573 9322
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 302DEG 39KT 4583 9319 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BORGHOFF
470 
WWUS53 KMPX 192126
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
426 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

MNC065-192136-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
426 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANABEC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.

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 4582 9335 4594 9323 4591 9314 4574 9314
      4573 9322
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 300DEG 37KT 4578 9308 

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice41 min
Jul 18, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Watonwan43 min
Jul 18, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth30 min
Jul 19, 3:31 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 20 more18 hr
Jul 19, 11:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens44 min
Jul 19, 11:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stevens36 min
Jul 19, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd33 min
Jul 19, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Todd34 min
Jul 19, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd20 min
Jul 19, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison30 min
Jul 19, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd53 min
Jul 19, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd36 min
Jul 19, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd55 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison49 min
Jul 19, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMorrison, Todd44 min
Jul 19, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs48 min
Jul 19, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison45 min
Jul 19, 4:02 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMorrison28 min
Jul 19, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago42 min
Jul 19, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti27 min
Jul 19, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne30 min
Jul 19, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago54 min
Jul 19, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti30 min
Jul 19, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.