Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2022, 7:44 PM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 16 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 12, 2022, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Benton County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Rice, MN | POWER LINE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. REPORTED VIA TWITTER. INCLUDED PHOTO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
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 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.
061
WFUS53 KMPX 130044
TORMPX
MNC009-097-145-130100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0035.220513T0044Z-220513T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
744 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Benton County in central Minnesota...
Northeastern Stearns County in central Minnesota...
South central Morrison County in central Minnesota...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rice, or 11 miles northwest of St. Cloud, 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...
Royalton around 750 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.
This storm has a history of producing tornadoes. Do not wait to see
or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4567 9424 4570 9438 4593 9432 4589 9406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 197DEG 50KT 4572 9430
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Dye2 follow-up statements
351
WWUS53 KMPX 130052 RRA
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
752 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC145-130102-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-220513T0100Z/
Stearns MN-
752 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4589 9406 4573 9419 4572 9420 4575 9427
4577 9428 4577 9434 4578 9436 4593 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 197DEG 50KT 4583 9425
$$
MNC009-097-130100-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-220513T0100Z/
Benton MN-Morrison MN-
752 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BENTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL MORRISON COUNTIES...
At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Royalton, or 11 miles southeast of Little Falls,
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
northwestern Benton and south central Morrison Counties, including
the following locations... Buckman.
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 4589 9406 4573 9419 4572 9420 4575 9427
4577 9428 4577 9434 4578 9436 4593 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 197DEG 50KT 4583 9425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Dye515
WWUS53 KMPX 130056
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
756 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC009-097-130105-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-220513T0100Z/
Benton MN-Morrison MN-
756 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BENTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MORRISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.
LAT...LON 4589 9406 4573 9419 4572 9420 4575 9427
4577 9428 4577 9434 4578 9436 4593 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 197DEG 50KT 4586 9424
$$
DyeThe 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, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Stearns | 16 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, 7:45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.