Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 47, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 13, 2019, 5:44 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report 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 13, 2019, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2019, 6:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 5:46 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Ssw Vasa, MN | TWO SEPARATE REPORTS OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
716
WFUS53 KMPX 132244
TORMPX
MNC049-132315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0047.190813T2244Z-190813T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
544 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cannon Falls, or 13 miles southwest of Red Wing,
moving southeast 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...
Goodhue around 610 PM CDT.
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 4444 9286 4450 9282 4445 9255 4432 9266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 301DEG 20KT 4445 9279
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SPD3 follow-up statements
142
WWUS53 KMPX 132248
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
548 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
MNC049-132315-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-190813T2315Z/
Goodhue MN-
548 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 548 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Goodhue, or 12 miles southwest of
Red Wing, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Goodhue around 605 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4444 9282 4448 9279 4445 9255 4432 9266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 290DEG 25KT 4445 9276
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SPD256
WWUS53 KMPX 132258
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
558 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
MNC049-132315-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-190813T2315Z/
Goodhue MN-
558 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Goodhue, or 10 miles southwest of Red Wing, moving
southeast at 25 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...
Goodhue around 605 PM CDT.
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 4442 9276 4447 9272 4445 9255 4433 9265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 297DEG 20KT 4443 9268
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SPD176
WWUS53 KMPX 132304
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
604 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
MNC049-132314-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-190813T2315Z/
Goodhue MN-
604 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4442 9276 4447 9272 4445 9255 4433 9265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 301DEG 20KT 4441 9264
$$
SPDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2:51 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur | 19 min |
| Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 17 min |
| Aug 13, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Waseca | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 21 min |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 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.