Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 38, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2019, 4:25 PM CDT for Chisago County, Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 3 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 28, 2019, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Chisago County, MN, Washington County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 4:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ese Forest Lake, MN | TORNADO SPUN UP ON SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SYLVAN LAKE AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST IN A BROKEN PATH THROUGH BONE LAKE AND ENDING JUST SOUTH OF SPIDER LAKE. MOSTLY TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED. MAX PATH WIDTH 1/4 MILE WITH 90 MPH WINDS. |
| Jul 28, 4:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Scandia, MN | AMENDS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 W SCANDIA. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND TREES ON 2 HOUSES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE REPORTED NW TOWARD MORGAN AVE. AND 238TH ST 3 NW OF SCANDIA. TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES AND BUILDING DAMAGE REPORTED. |
| Jul 28, 4:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Scandia, MN | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND TREES ON 2 HOUSES. |
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.
| 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.
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WFUS53 KMPX 282125
TORMPX
MNC025-163-282200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0038.190728T2125Z-190728T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
425 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Chisago County in east central Minnesota...
Northern Washington County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 425 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hugo, or 20 miles northeast of St. Paul, moving
northeast at 35 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...
Scandia around 435 PM CDT.
Chisago City and Lindstrom around 445 PM CDT.
Center City around 450 PM CDT.
Taylors Falls around 455 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shafer.
This includes U.S. Highway 8 in Minnesota between mile markers 12 and
22.
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 4546 9266 4540 9265 4536 9270 4533 9270
4529 9276 4526 9275 4517 9294 4521 9301
4549 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 218DEG 31KT 4522 9294
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
032
WWUS53 KMPX 282131
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
431 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
MNC025-163-282200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190728T2200Z/
Chisago MN-Washington MN-
431 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 431 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Forest Lake, or
23 miles northeast of St. Paul, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Lindstrom around 445 PM CDT.
Chisago City and Center City around 450 PM CDT.
Taylors Falls around 500 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shafer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4546 9266 4540 9265 4536 9270 4533 9270
4529 9276 4526 9280 4521 9289 4524 9297
4549 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 217DEG 27KT 4525 9289
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$259
WWUS53 KMPX 282141
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
441 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
MNC163-282150-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190728T2200Z/
Washington MN-
441 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota...and northwestern Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4546 9266 4540 9265 4539 9267 4533 9273
4530 9278 4529 9289 4530 9290 4549 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 216DEG 31KT 4532 9282
$$
MNC025-282200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190728T2200Z/
Chisago MN-
441 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO COUNTY...
At 440 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Lindstrom, or 24
miles southeast of Cambridge, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Center City around 445 PM CDT.
Taylors Falls around 455 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shafer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4546 9266 4540 9265 4539 9267 4533 9273
4530 9278 4529 9289 4530 9290 4549 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 216DEG 31KT 4532 9282
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$677
WWUS53 KMPX 282159
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
459 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
MNC025-282208-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-190728T2200Z/
Chisago MN-
459 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota...and northwestern Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4546 9266 4540 9265 4539 9267 4533 9273
4530 9278 4529 9289 4530 9290 4549 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 218DEG 24KT 4539 9274
$$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, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 38 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.