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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2022, 4:44 PM CDT for Cottonwood County, Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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
- May 30, 2022, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2022, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 S Jeffers, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
220
WFUS53 KFSD 302144
TORFSD
MNC033-063-302215-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0029.220530T2144Z-220530T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
444 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota...
Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Heron Lake, or 12 miles southwest of Windom,
moving north at 60 mph. A rotating wall cloud has been reported
with this storm.
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...
Windom around 455 PM CDT.
Storden and Bingham Lake around 500 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jeffers.
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 9527 4378 9545 4419 9531 4419 9511
4411 9510 4410 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 198DEG 51KT 4377 9533
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Weisser2 follow-up statements
233
WWUS53 KFSD 302152
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
452 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
MNC033-063-302215-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-220530T2215Z/
Jackson MN-Cottonwood MN-
452 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JACKSON AND CENTRAL COTTONWOOD COUNTIES...
At 451 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Heron Lake, or 7 miles west of Windom, moving north
at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wilder, Storden and Bingham Lake around 500 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jeffers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4368 9521 4385 9533 4419 9531 4419 9511
4411 9510 4410 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 198DEG 51KT 4389 9528
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Weisser438
WWUS53 KFSD 302159
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
459 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
MNC063-302209-
/O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-220530T2215Z/
Jackson MN-
459 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON 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 600 PM CDT for southwestern
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4385 9507 4393 9526 4419 9531 4419 9511
4411 9510 4410 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 198DEG 51KT 4400 9523
$$
MNC033-302215-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-220530T2215Z/
Cottonwood MN-
459 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
COTTONWOOD COUNTY...
At 459 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jeffers, or 10 miles northwest of Windom, moving
north at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Cottonwood County, including the following locations...
Delft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9507 4393 9526 4419 9531 4419 9511
4411 9510 4410 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 198DEG 51KT 4400 9523
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
WeisserThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 30, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 47 min |
| May 30, 2:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Rock | 25 min |
| May 30, 2:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Rock | 27 min |
| May 30, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 40 min |
| May 30, 2:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Nobles, Rock | 36 min |
| May 30, 2:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Murray, Pipestone | 28 min |
| May 30, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 65 min |
| May 30, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 28 min |
| May 30, 2:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Murray | 24 min |
| May 30, 3:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lyon | 26 min |
| May 30, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 35 min |
| May 30, 4:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 19 hr |
| May 30, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 34 min |
| May 30, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 24 min |
| May 30, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Rock | 31 min |
| May 30, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 48 min |
| May 30, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 46 min |
| May 30, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lyon | 37 min |
| May 30, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Murray | 49 min |
| May 30, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 30, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 35 min |
| May 30, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 38 min |
| May 30, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 49 min |
| May 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 45 min |
| May 30, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 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.