Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2019, 3:37 PM CDT for Benton County, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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 28, 2019, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2019, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, MN, Sherburne County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
892
WFUS53 KMPX 282037
TORMPX
MNC009-141-282115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0034.190728T2037Z-190728T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
337 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Benton County in central Minnesota...
Northwestern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 336 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Clear Lake, or 10 miles east of St. Cloud, moving
northeast at 30 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...
Foley around 350 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Duelm,
Oak Park, Parent, St Cloud Airport and Ronneby.
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 4570 9376 4559 9376 4549 9403 4556 9409
4581 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 219DEG 27KT 4555 9399
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
846
WWUS53 KMPX 282047
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
347 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
MNC141-282056-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-190728T2115Z/
Sherburne MN-
347 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4570 9376 4559 9376 4556 9389 4556 9402
4560 9402 4581 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 231DEG 21KT 4559 9395
$$
MNC009-282115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-190728T2115Z/
Benton MN-
347 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY...
At 346 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Foley, or 12 miles east of St. Cloud, moving
northeast 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...
Foley around 355 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Duelm,
Oak Park and Ronneby.
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 4570 9376 4559 9376 4556 9389 4556 9402
4560 9402 4581 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 231DEG 21KT 4559 9395
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$545
WWUS53 KMPX 282103
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
403 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
MNC009-282115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-190728T2115Z/
Benton MN-
403 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY...
At 403 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Foley, or 16
miles east of St. Cloud, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Benton County, including the following locations... Oak
Park and Ronneby.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4570 9376 4562 9376 4558 9387 4559 9393
4563 9395 4577 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 229DEG 18KT 4564 9386
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | McLeod | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 26 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.