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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Sep 21, 2019, 4:06 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 21 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
- Sep 21, 2019, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2019, 4:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted.
391
WFUS53 KMPX 212106
TORMPX
MNC065-095-212145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0052.190921T2106Z-190921T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
406 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...
Northeastern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 406 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Onamia, or 16 miles south of Mille Lacs Lake,
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...
Wahkon around 420 PM CDT.
Isle around 425 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bayview.
This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 209 and 218.
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 4615 9343 4615 9322 4600 9366 4606 9373
4625 9356 4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 228DEG 26KT 4607 9366
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
477
WWUS53 KMPX 212112
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
412 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
MNC065-095-212145-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-190921T2145Z/
Kanabec MN-Mille Lacs MN-
412 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KANABEC AND NORTHEASTERN MILLE LACS COUNTIES...
At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Onamia, or 15 miles south of Mille Lacs Lake, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wahkon around 420 PM CDT.
Isle around 425 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bayview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4615 9343 4615 9322 4601 9362 4607 9368
4625 9350 4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 228DEG 26KT 4610 9361
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JRB546
WWUS53 KMPX 212127
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
427 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
MNC065-095-212135-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-190921T2145Z/
Kanabec MN-Mille Lacs MN-
427 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANABEC AND NORTHEASTERN
MILLE LACS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northwestern Kanabec County and Northern Mille Lacs County until 445
PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4615 9343 4615 9322 4601 9362 4607 9368
4625 9350 4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 228DEG 26KT 4617 9350
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 16 min |
| Sep 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 94 min |
| Sep 21, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 45 min |
| Sep 21, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 55 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.