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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

March 10, 2021Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Mar 10, 2021, 4:36 PM CST for Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 10, 2021, 4:36 PM CST (22:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2021, 5:00 PM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dakota County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 10, 2:46 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 49 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 946 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WFUS53 KMPX 102236
TORMPX
MNC037-131-139-102300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0003.210310T2236Z-210310T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
436 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Dakota County in east central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Scott County in east central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Rice County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 500 PM CST.
    
* At 436 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles south of Lonsdale, or 9 miles northwest of
  Faribault, 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...
  Lonsdale around 445 PM CST.
  Webster around 455 PM CST.
  Elko New Market around 500 PM CST.

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 4432 9342 4435 9350 4463 9340 4456 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 203DEG 31KT 4438 9344 

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

$$

ETA

2 follow-up statements

066 
WWUS53 KMPX 102252
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
452 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

MNC037-102302-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210310T2300Z/
Dakota MN-
452 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA 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 800 PM CST for south central
and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4452 9343 4461 9335 4458 9328 4454 9328
      4449 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 203DEG 31KT 4451 9336 

$$

MNC131-139-102300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210310T2300Z/
Scott MN-Rice MN-
452 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN RICE COUNTIES...
    
At 452 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Webster, or 10 miles northwest of Northfield, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Scott and northern Rice Counties.

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 4452 9343 4461 9335 4458 9328 4454 9328
      4449 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 203DEG 31KT 4451 9336 

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

$$

ETA

846 
WWUS53 KMPX 102255
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
455 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

MNC131-139-102305-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210310T2300Z/
Scott MN-Rice MN-
455 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN RICE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM CST...
                
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 800 PM CST for south central
and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4452 9343 4461 9335 4458 9328 4454 9328
      4449 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 203DEG 31KT 4452 9335 

$$

ETA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 10, 3:39 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Pope, Stearns and 3 more	20 hr
Mar 10, 3:40 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 7 more	23 hr
Mar 10, 12:06 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Todd	12 hr
Mar 10, 4:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Le Sueur	27 min
Mar 10, 4:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice, Scott	14 min
Mar 10, 4:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca	26 min
Mar 10, 4:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice	28 min
Mar 10, 4:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	36 min
Mar 10, 5:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice	30 min
Mar 10, 5:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Ramsey, Washington	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.