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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 14, 2020Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2020, 4:23 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. 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
Jul 14, 2020, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2020, 4:44 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2020-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1202 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2020-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
835 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.2
Supercell composite
-2.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

345 
WFUS53 KMPX 142123
TORMPX
WIC035-142200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0013.200714T2123Z-200714T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
423 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 500 PM CDT.
    
* At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Augusta, or 19 miles southeast of Eau Claire,
  moving east at 40 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...
  Fairchild around 435 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 4465 9119 4474 9115 4474 9093 4470 9092
      4461 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 275DEG 37KT 4469 9112 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BPH
2 follow-up statements
532 
WWUS53 KMPX 142134
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
434 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

WIC035-142200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200714T2200Z/
Eau Claire WI-
434 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
    
At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairchild, or 19 miles northwest of Neillsville,
moving east at 40 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Eau Claire County.

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 4464 9113 4474 9107 4474 9093 4470 9092
      4461 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 255DEG 44KT 4469 9094 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BPH
287 
WWUS53 KMPX 142144
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
444 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

WIC035-142154-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200714T2200Z/
Eau Claire WI-
444 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.

LAT...LON 4464 9113 4474 9107 4474 9093 4470 9092
      4461 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 275DEG 37KT 4468 9079 

$$

BPH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSaint Croix41 min
Jul 14, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDunn39 min
Jul 14, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire2 hr
Jul 14, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire, Pepin114 min
Jul 14, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire82 min
Jul 14, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire30 min
Jul 14, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXEau Claire35 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.