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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2022, 4:58 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
998
WFUS53 KMPX 092158
TORMPX
MNC065-095-092230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0005.220509T2158Z-220509T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
458 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...
Southeastern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 458 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Milaca, or 22 miles northwest of Cambridge, moving
northeast at 60 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...
Ogilvie around 510 PM CDT.
Mora around 515 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 4568 9360 4573 9369 4606 9336 4599 9313
4590 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 222DEG 52KT 4574 9361
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PEM2 follow-up statements
599
WWUS53 KMPX 092212
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
512 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC095-092222-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220509T2230Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
512 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLE LACS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4599 9313 4590 9320 4573 9351 4590 9352
4606 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 222DEG 52KT 4590 9341
$$
MNC065-092230-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220509T2230Z/
Kanabec MN-
512 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KANABEC COUNTY...
At 512 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ogilvie, or 21 miles west of Pine City, moving
northeast 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
southern Kanabec County, including the following locations... Knife
Lake and Mora Airport.
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 4599 9313 4590 9320 4573 9351 4590 9352
4606 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 222DEG 52KT 4590 9341
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
PEM073
WWUS53 KMPX 092228 RRA
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
528 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
MNC065-092238-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220509T2230Z/
Kanabec MN-
528 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KANABEC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530
PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4599 9313 4590 9320 4573 9351 4590 9352
4606 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 222DEG 52KT 4607 9320
$$
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, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 26 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.