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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 27, 2022, 8:45 PM CDT for Dakota County, Minnesota. It was in force for 15 min. 3 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
- Aug 27, 2022, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2022, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Dakota County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 8:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Eagan, MN | BRIEF TORNADO IN EAGAN PRODUCED AN AREA OF CONCENTRATED TREE DAMAGE NEAR DUCKWOOD DRIVE AND LEXINGTON AVE. MAX WIND 75 MPH. |
| Aug 27, 8:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E West St. Paul, MN | BRIEF TORNADO UPROOTED OR SNAPPED NUMEROUS LARGE TREES NORTH OF THOMPSON AVE TO THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 52. MAX WIND 85 MPH. |
| Aug 27, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eagan, MN | TREES DOWN, BRANCHES DOWN IN CENTRAL EAGAN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 2627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
280
WFUS53 KMPX 280145
TORMPX
MNC037-280200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0053.220828T0145Z-220828T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
845 PM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Dakota County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 844 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eagan, or 11 miles south of St. Paul, moving
northeast at 50 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...
Inver Grove Heights, South St. Paul, West St. Paul and Mendota
Heights around 855 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 4478 9324 4491 9313 4492 9313 4492 9305
4489 9302 4485 9301 4475 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 220DEG 43KT 4479 9317
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Borghoff2 follow-up statements
694
WWUS53 KMPX 280151
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
851 PM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
MNC037-280200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-220828T0200Z/
Dakota MN-
851 PM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY...
At 850 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eagan, or 7 miles south of St. Paul, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
South St. Paul and West St. Paul around 900 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4481 9321 4491 9313 4492 9313 4492 9305
4489 9302 4485 9301 4479 9315
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 215DEG 37KT 4485 9314
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Borghoff919
WWUS53 KMPX 280159
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
859 PM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
MNC037-280208-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-220828T0200Z/
Dakota MN-
859 PM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Twin Cities.
LAT...LON 4481 9321 4491 9313 4492 9313 4492 9305
4489 9302 4485 9301 4479 9315
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 220DEG 43KT 4491 9307
$$
BorghoffThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 19 min |
| Aug 27, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 37 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.