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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2022, 8:23 PM CDT for Anoka County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 min. 8 reports 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 11, 2022, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2022, 8:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Brooklyn Park, MN | LARGE TREE BRANCES DOWN. |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Blaine, MN | LARGE TREES (ABOUT 12 INCH IN DIAMETER TRUNKS) UPROOTED AND ONE SNAPPED. |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Coon Rapids, MN | LARGE, FULL GROWN TREE BLOWN OVER ON HOUSE. PHOTO SENT VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Coon Rapids, MN | MESSAGED VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Coon Rapids, MN | NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONCLUDED AN EF0 OCCURRED JUST NORTHEAST OF COON RAPIDS. MAXIMUM WINDS: 80MPH WIDTH: 50 YARDS PATH LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Coon Rapids, MN | UPDATES PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 2 N COON RAPIDS. NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONCLUDED AN EF0 TOUCHED DOWN IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF COON RAPIDS, MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLAINE, AND DISSIPATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HAM LAKE. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTI |
| May 11, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Mounds View, MN | STREET SIGN DOWN AT 81ST AND ABLE, 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN AT ABLE AND LUND. NOTED THEY WERE FACING THE SAME DIRECTION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 11, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Se Blaine, MN | AWOS STATION KANE BLAINE AP. |
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 11, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -306 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 439 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 580 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 17.2
The text
As transmitted.
441
WFUS53 KMPX 120123
TORMPX
MNC003-053-123-120200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0024.220512T0123Z-220512T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
823 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
Southeastern Anoka County in east central Minnesota...
Northern Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 823 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Brooklyn Park, or 10 miles north of Minneapolis,
moving northeast at 65 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Shoreview around 830 PM CDT.
Blaine, Lino Lakes and Ham Lake around 835 PM CDT.
Hugo around 840 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Forest Lake.
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 4538 9301 4513 9302 4512 9298 4509 9299
4497 9332 4512 9353 4541 9309 4541 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 227DEG 55KT 4510 9333
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BPH3 follow-up statements
731
WWUS53 KMPX 120132
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
832 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC053-120141-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220512T0200Z/
Hennepin MN-
832 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4538 9301 4513 9302 4512 9298 4509 9299
4501 9320 4504 9321 4504 9328 4510 9327
4514 9330 4520 9341 4541 9309 4541 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 227DEG 55KT 4519 9319
$$
MNC003-123-120200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220512T0200Z/
Anoka MN-Ramsey MN-
832 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ANOKA AND NORTHERN RAMSEY COUNTIES...
At 831 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Blaine, or 16 miles north of Minneapolis, moving
northeast at 65 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Hugo around 840 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Forest Lake.
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 4538 9301 4513 9302 4512 9298 4509 9299
4501 9320 4504 9321 4504 9328 4510 9327
4514 9330 4520 9341 4541 9309 4541 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 227DEG 55KT 4519 9319
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BPH538
WWUS53 KMPX 120138
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
838 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC003-123-120200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220512T0200Z/
Anoka MN-Ramsey MN-
838 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ANOKA AND NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY COUNTIES...
At 838 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ham Lake, or 20 miles south of Cambridge, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Forest Lake around 845 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4538 9301 4513 9302 4512 9298 4509 9299
4506 9307 4508 9316 4513 9320 4518 9326
4524 9334 4541 9309 4541 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 220DEG 45KT 4525 9311
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BPH953
WWUS53 KMPX 120148
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
848 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
MNC003-123-120158-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220512T0200Z/
Anoka MN-Ramsey MN-
848 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ANOKA AND NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4538 9301 4513 9302 4512 9298 4509 9299
4506 9307 4508 9316 4513 9320 4518 9326
4524 9334 4541 9309 4541 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 227DEG 55KT 4536 9294
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 33 min |
| May 11, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 63 min |
| May 11, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 29 min |
| May 11, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 39 min |
| May 11, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 95 min |
| May 11, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 63 min |
| May 11, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 44 min |
| May 11, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin | 42 min |
| May 11, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 55 min |
| May 11, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 37 min |
| May 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 34 min |
| May 11, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 47 min |
| May 11, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 44 min |
| May 11, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 47 min |
| May 11, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 43 min |
| May 11, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 42 min |
| May 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault | 36 min |
| May 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota | 40 min |
| May 11, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington | 62 min |
| May 11, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 63 min |
| May 11, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca | 26 min |
| May 11, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 44 min |
| May 11, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 65 min |
| May 11, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne | 49 min |
| May 11, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 44 min |
| May 11, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 27 min |
| May 11, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 92 min |
| May 11, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca | 25 min |
| May 11, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 38 min |
| May 11, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 27 min |
| May 11, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 35 min |
| May 11, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 32 min |
| May 11, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 90 min |
| May 11, 11:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 29 days |
| May 12, 2:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Redwood and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 12, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 35 min |
| May 12, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 35 min |
| May 12, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 35 min |
| May 12, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 29 min |
| May 12, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 29 min |
| May 12, 6:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 23 min |
| May 12, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 25 min |
| May 12, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 28 min |
| May 12, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 30 min |
| May 12, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 27 min |
| May 12, 7:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 24 min |
| May 12, 7:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 24 min |
| May 12, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 36 min |
| May 12, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Todd | 32 min |
| May 12, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Swift | 30 min |
| May 12, 9:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Pope, Swift | 36 min |
| May 12, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Morrison, Stearns | 29 min |
| May 12, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 43 min |
| May 12, 10:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 26 min |
| May 12, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 46 min |
| May 12, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 83 min |
| May 12, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne | 49 min |
| May 12, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 33 min |
| May 12, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 7 days |
| May 12, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 33 min |
| May 12, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne and 1 more | 82 min |
| May 12, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 32 min |
| May 12, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| May 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Watonwan and 1 more | 58 min |
| May 12, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Swift | 15 min |
| May 12, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 44 min |
| May 12, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 64 min |
| May 12, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 26 min |
| May 12, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 17 min |
| May 12, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 13 min |
| May 12, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 53 min |
| May 12, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope | 17 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.