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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2022, 7:55 PM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 20 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, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2022, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, MN, Morrison County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
941
WFUS53 KMPX 130055
TORMPX
MNC009-097-130115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0036.220513T0055Z-220513T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
755 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Benton County in central Minnesota...
Southeastern Morrison County in central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Rice, or 16 miles north 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...
Pierz around 805 PM CDT.
Lastrup around 810 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 4572 9406 4576 9416 4604 9410 4600 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 197DEG 50KT 4580 9408
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Dye2 follow-up statements
986
WWUS53 KMPX 130105
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
805 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC009-130114-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-220513T0115Z/
Benton MN-
805 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4594 9391 4582 9399 4582 9406 4583 9410
4596 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 197DEG 50KT 4593 9402
$$
MNC097-130115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-220513T0115Z/
Morrison MN-
805 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY...
At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pierz, or 16 miles east 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
southeastern Morrison County.
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 4594 9391 4582 9399 4582 9406 4583 9410
4596 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 197DEG 50KT 4593 9402
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Dye596
WWUS53 KMPX 130111
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
811 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
MNC097-130120-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-220513T0115Z/
Morrison MN-
811 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 815 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Minnesota.
A Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southeastern Morrison
until 815 PM.
LAT...LON 4594 9391 4582 9399 4582 9406 4583 9410
4596 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 197DEG 50KT 4600 9399
$$
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, 7:44 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, 7:56 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.