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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 19, 2019Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2019, 4:02 PM CDT for Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 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 19, 2019, 4:02 PM CDT (21:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 19, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

260 
WFUS53 KMPX 192102
TORMPX
MNC097-192130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0031.190719T2102Z-190719T2130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Pierz, or 11 miles east of Little Falls, moving
  east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

  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
  southeastern Morrison County, including the following locations...
  Hillman and Genola.

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 4598 9381 4598 9379 4582 9382 4595 9422
      4605 9419 4605 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 283DEG 33KT 4599 9412 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CTG

3 follow-up statements

135 
WWUS53 KMPX 192112
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Morrison MN-
412 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY...
        
At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pierz, or 17 miles east of Little Falls, moving east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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...
Pierz, Lastrup, Buckman, Genola and Hillman. 

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 4598 9381 4598 9379 4582 9382 4592 9414
      4605 9410 4605 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 283DEG 33KT 4597 9399 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CTG

773 
WWUS53 KMPX 192119
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Morrison MN-
419 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY...
        
At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Lastrup, or 22 miles east of Little
Falls, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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...
Hillman.

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 4598 9381 4598 9379 4586 9381 4591 9402
      4601 9397 4601 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 283DEG 33KT 4595 9389 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CTG

278 
WWUS53 KMPX 192122
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-192131-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-190719T2130Z/
Morrison MN-
422 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.  However
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Morrison County until 430 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4598 9381 4598 9379 4586 9381 4591 9402
      4601 9397 4601 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 283DEG 33KT 4595 9387 

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice	41 min
Jul 18, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Watonwan	43 min
Jul 18, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth	30 min
Jul 19, 3:31 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 20 more	18 hr
Jul 19, 11:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens	44 min
Jul 19, 11:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stevens	36 min
Jul 19, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd	33 min
Jul 19, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Todd	34 min
Jul 19, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	20 min
Jul 19, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	30 min
Jul 19, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Todd	53 min
Jul 19, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Todd	36 min
Jul 19, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	55 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs, Morrison	49 min
Jul 19, 3:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	44 min
Jul 19, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	48 min
Jul 19, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison	45 min
Jul 19, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Kanabec	36 min
Jul 19, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	42 min
Jul 19, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti	27 min
Jul 19, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	30 min
Jul 19, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	54 min
Jul 19, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti	30 min
Jul 19, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	45 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.