Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2022, 4:42 PM CDT for Benton County, Mille Lacs County, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 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 9, 2022, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2022, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Benton County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Sherburne County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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 9, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
122
WFUS53 KMPX 092142
TORMPX
MNC009-095-141-092215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0004.220509T2142Z-220509T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
442 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
Southeastern Benton County in central Minnesota...
North central Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 441 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Foley, or 17 miles east of St.
Cloud, 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...
Foreston around 500 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milaca.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
the Twin Cities.
&&
LAT...LON 4556 9351 4556 9352 4548 9388 4552 9394
4576 9375 4576 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 213DEG 41KT 4556 9384
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PEM2 follow-up statements
079
WWUS53 KMPX 092151
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
451 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC009-141-092201-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220509T2215Z/
Benton MN-Sherburne MN-
451 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTH CENTRAL
SHERBURNE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4576 9351 4557 9351 4556 9353 4555 9356
4556 9375 4574 9377 4576 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 213DEG 41KT 4566 9375
$$
MNC095-092215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220509T2215Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
451 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MILLE LACS COUNTY...
At 451 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Foreston, or 22 miles east of St. Cloud, moving
northeast at 45 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...
Milaca and Foreston around 500 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.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 4576 9351 4557 9351 4556 9353 4555 9356
4556 9375 4574 9377 4576 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 213DEG 41KT 4566 9375
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PEM066
WWUS53 KMPX 092211
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
511 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC095-092220-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220509T2215Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
511 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MILLE LACS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4576 9351 4557 9351 4556 9353 4555 9356
4556 9375 4574 9377 4576 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 213DEG 41KT 4583 9359
$$
PEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 51 min |
| May 9, 7:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 40 min |
| May 9, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Renville, Stearns, Swift | 57 min |
| May 9, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 45 min |
| May 9, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright | 42 min |
| May 9, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 40 min |
| May 9, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 32 min |
| May 9, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 26 min |
| May 9, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 37 min |
| May 9, 9:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 34 min |
| May 9, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 15 min |
| May 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 38 days |
| May 9, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 50 min |
| May 9, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 37 min |
| May 9, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 33 min |
| May 9, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 6 min |
| May 9, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 35 min |
| May 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 26 min |
| May 9, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 42 min |
| May 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 45 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 25 min |
| May 9, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 34 min |
| May 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 36 min |
| May 9, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 41 min |
| May 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 42 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.