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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2022, 1:31 PM CDT for Martin County, Watonwan County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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
- May 11, 2022, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Martin County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 11, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
247
WFUS53 KMPX 111831
TORMPX
MNC091-165-111900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0013.220511T1831Z-220511T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
131 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Martin County in south central Minnesota...
Southeastern Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 131 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Trimont, or 13 miles northwest of Fairmont, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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
northwestern Martin and southeastern Watonwan Counties, including
the following locations... Ormsby, Foxlake, Echols and South
Branch.
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 4371 9481 4399 9466 4386 9436 4384 9435
4366 9470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 211DEG 16KT 4375 9468
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CTG2 follow-up statements
022
WWUS53 KMPX 111846
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
146 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC091-165-111900-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220511T1900Z/
Martin MN-Watonwan MN-
146 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTIES...
At 146 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Trimont, or 14 miles northwest of Fairmont, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
St. James, Truman, Trimont, South Branch, Ormsby and Echols.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4399 9466 4386 9436 4384 9435 4374 9466
4377 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 211DEG 16KT 4381 9463
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CTG945
WWUS53 KMPX 111856
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
156 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC091-165-111905-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220511T1900Z/
Martin MN-Watonwan MN-
156 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
WATONWAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...
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. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
Minnesota.
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 4399 9466 4386 9436 4384 9435 4374 9466
4377 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 211DEG 16KT 4384 9460
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 28 min |
| May 11, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 27 min |
| May 11, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 35 min |
| May 11, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 28 min |
| May 11, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 34 min |
| May 11, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 10 min |
| May 11, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dodge | 31 min |
| May 11, 7:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 84 min |
| May 11, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 28 min |
| May 11, 8:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| May 11, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 31 min |
| May 11, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 60 min |
| May 11, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| May 11, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 26 hr |
| May 11, 11:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 37 min |
| May 11, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 33 min |
| May 11, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 30 min |
| May 11, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| May 11, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 50 min |
| May 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 44 min |
| May 11, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 45 min |
| May 11, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 23 min |
| May 11, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 49 min |
| May 11, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 32 min |
| May 11, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 45 min |
| May 11, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 29 min |
| May 11, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 36 min |
| May 11, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 51 min |
| May 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 49 min |
| May 11, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 66 min |
| May 11, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 42 min |
| May 11, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 42 min |
| May 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 63 min |
| May 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 28 min |
| May 11, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 26 min |
| May 11, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 35 min |
| May 11, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 39 min |
| May 11, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 36 min |
| May 11, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 65 min |
| May 11, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 34 min |
| May 11, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 44 min |
| May 11, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville | 43 min |
| May 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 36 min |
| May 11, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 62 min |
| May 11, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 46 min |
| May 11, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 59 min |
| May 11, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Renville | 40 min |
| May 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 50 min |
| May 11, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 53 min |
| May 11, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 37 min |
| May 11, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 46 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.