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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2022, 7:14 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 16 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 12, 2022, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted.
689
WFUS53 KMPX 130014
TORMPX
MNC067-145-130030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0032.220513T0014Z-220513T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
714 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Stearns County in central Minnesota...
Northern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Belgrade, or 17 miles north of Willmar, 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
west central Stearns and northern Kandiyohi Counties, including the
following locations... Greenwald, Spring Hill, Georgeville and
Elrosa.
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 4532 9494 4534 9503 4565 9494 4554 9475
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 199DEG 51KT 4538 9495
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Dye1 follow-up statement
435
WWUS53 KMPX 130021
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
721 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC067-130031-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-220513T0030Z/
Kandiyohi MN-
721 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4554 9475 4541 9486 4541 9501 4542 9501
4565 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 199DEG 51KT 4548 9490
$$
MNC145-130030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-220513T0030Z/
Stearns MN-
721 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...
At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Belgrade, or 25 miles north of Willmar, 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.
Locations impacted include...
Belgrade, Greenwald, Elrosa, Spring Hill and Georgeville.
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 4554 9475 4541 9486 4541 9501 4542 9501
4565 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 199DEG 51KT 4548 9490
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 45 min |
| May 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 58 min |
| May 12, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and 1 more | 67 min |
| May 12, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 21 min |
| May 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 44 min |
| May 12, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Todd | 13 min |
| May 12, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns | 9 min |
| May 12, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 16 min |
| May 12, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Scott and 3 more | 60 min |
| May 12, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 57 min |
| May 12, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 20 min |
| May 12, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 19 min |
| May 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 12 min |
| May 12, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 54 min |
| May 12, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 39 min |
| May 12, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 85 min |
| May 12, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 36 min |
| May 12, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 27 min |
| May 12, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 28 min |
| May 12, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 28 min |
| May 13, 3:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 11 hr |
| May 13, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 21 days |
| May 13, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Stearns | 21 days |
| May 13, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Todd | 67 hr |
| May 13, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 58 hr |
| May 13, 2:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 21 days |
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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.