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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 30, 2022Douglas County, Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT for Douglas County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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 30, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in

Counties Douglas County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 30, 5:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ssw Eagle Bend, MN	TORNADO RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 15.4 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS. THE TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE EASTERN SIDE OF EAGLE BEND. IT KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED MANY TREES, PARTIALLY REMOVED ROOFS FROM SEVERAL HOUSES, PEE
May 30, 5:03 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Eagle Bend, MN	DELAYED REPORT - DAMAGE REPORTED IN EAGLE BEND MN, LIKELY TORNADIC.

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 30, 2:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

674 
WFUS53 KMPX 302145
TORMPX
MNC041-153-302230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0045.220530T2145Z-220530T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
445 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Douglas County in west central Minnesota...
  Todd County in central Minnesota...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 445 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located along a line extending from near Carlos to 9 miles
  south of Lake Osakis, moving northeast at 60 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* These tornadic storms will be near...
  Lake Osakis around 455 PM CDT.
  Long Prairie and Eagle Bend around 505 PM CDT.
  Browerville and Bertha around 510 PM CDT.
  Clarissa and Hewitt around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Rose City,
Belle River, Round Prairie, Little Sauk, West Union and Clotho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4637 9486 4610 9477 4578 9493 4578 9513
      4576 9514 4576 9517 4611 9528 4611 9514
      4637 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 207DEG 50KT 4595 9525 4577 9518 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Borghoff

3 follow-up statements

622 
WWUS53 KMPX 302202
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
502 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

MNC041-153-302230-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-220530T2230Z/
Douglas MN-Todd MN-
502 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
DOUGLAS AND TODD COUNTIES...
    
At 502 PM CDT, a large and extremely dangerous tornado was located
over Eagle Bend, or 23 miles northeast of Alexandria, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

The tornado will be near...
  Bertha and Hewitt around 510 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rose
City, Belle River, Round Prairie, Little Sauk, West Union and Clotho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4637 9486 4610 9477 4578 9493 4578 9513
      4576 9514 4576 9517 4611 9528 4611 9514
      4637 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 220DEG 49KT 4616 9505 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Borghoff

065 
WWUS53 KMPX 302213
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
513 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

MNC041-302223-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-220530T2230Z/
Douglas MN-
513 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS 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 1000 PM CDT for central
Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4637 9486 4610 9477 4578 9493 4578 9511
      4605 9498 4628 9514 4637 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 201DEG 47KT 4630 9498 

$$

MNC153-302230-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-220530T2230Z/
Todd MN-
513 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TODD COUNTY...
    
At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bertha, or 32 miles northeast of Alexandria, moving
north at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Todd County, including the following locations... Round
Prairie, Little Sauk and West Union.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4637 9486 4610 9477 4578 9493 4578 9511
      4605 9498 4628 9514 4637 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 201DEG 47KT 4630 9498 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

Borghoff

981 
WWUS53 KMPX 302226
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
526 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

MNC153-302235-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-220530T2230Z/
Todd MN-
526 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TODD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 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
Minnesota.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Twin Cities.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for eastern Todd 
County until 6 PM.

LAT...LON 4637 9486 4610 9477 4578 9493 4578 9511
      4605 9498 4628 9514 4637 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 207DEG 50KT 4645 9487 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle	29 min
May 30, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift	32 min
May 30, 12:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle	31 min
May 30, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	23 min
May 30, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	27 min
May 30, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Todd	36 min
May 30, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs, Morrison	23 min
May 30, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	50 min
May 30, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine	58 min
May 30, 3:27 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 6 more	19 hr
May 30, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville	30 min
May 30, 3:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stearns and 1 more	23 min
May 30, 4:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright	46 min
May 30, 4:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	26 min
May 30, 4:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Todd	31 min
May 30, 4:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Douglas, Morrison, Todd	38 min
May 30, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison	57 min
May 30, 5:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca	24 min
May 30, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	27 min
May 30, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	51 min
May 30, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	35 min
May 30, 3:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift	31 min
May 30, 3:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Stevens, Swift	28 min
May 30, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas	37 min
May 30, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	30 min
May 30, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope	40 min
May 30, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine	42 min
May 30, 4:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas	26 min
May 30, 4:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope	38 min
May 30, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine	47 min
May 30, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift	46 min
May 30, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine	47 min
May 30, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley and 1 more	39 min
May 30, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Renville, Swift	33 min
May 30, 5:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	43 min
May 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan	47 min
May 30, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	67 min
May 30, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley, Wright	37 min
May 30, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Meeker, Wright	43 min
May 30, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Wright	28 min
May 30, 6:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Wright	16 min
May 30, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and 2 more	34 min
May 30, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	30 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.