Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 39, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT for Martin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 10, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Martin County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 6:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Fairmont, MN | SPOTTER 5 MILES SE OF FAIRMONT, MN REPORTED A VERY BRIEF TOUCHDOWN 1 MILE TO HIS NNW. |
| Aug 10, 6:40 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Se Fairmont, MN | STORM CHASER REPORTED ROPE FUNNEL MOVING SOUTHEAST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
609
WFUS53 KMPX 102251
TORMPX
MNC091-102330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0039.190810T2251Z-190810T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
551 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Martin County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Welcome, or near Fairmont, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Fairmont around 610 PM CDT.
Iowa Lake around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wilbert and East Chain.
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 4360 9465 4368 9462 4364 9425 4350 9425
4350 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 291DEG 12KT 4361 9459
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
963
WWUS53 KMPX 102302
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
602 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
MNC091-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190810T2330Z/
Martin MN-
602 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...
At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairmont, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Fairmont around 610 PM CDT.
Iowa Lake around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wilbert and East Chain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4360 9465 4368 9462 4364 9425 4350 9425
4350 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 284DEG 12KT 4362 9454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JRB695
WWUS53 KMPX 102314
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
614 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
MNC091-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190810T2330Z/
Martin MN-
614 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...
At 613 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairmont, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Fairmont and Iowa Lake around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fairmont Airport, Wilbert and East Chain.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4360 9462 4368 9459 4364 9425 4350 9425
4350 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 292DEG 8KT 4362 9454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JRB744
WWUS53 KMPX 102321
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
621 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
MNC091-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190810T2330Z/
Martin MN-
621 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY...
At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairmont, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Fairmont around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include East
Chain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4361 9457 4367 9454 4364 9425 4350 9425
4350 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 292DEG 8KT 4361 9452
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.