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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 6, 2023Chippewa County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2023, 5:52 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Minnesota. It was in force for 23 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 6, 2023, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Chippewa County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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: 551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

448 
WFUS53 KMPX 062252
TORMPX
MNC023-062315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0001.230506T2252Z-230506T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
552 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Chippewa County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Maynard, or 13 miles east of Montevideo, moving
  north at 25 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...
  Clara City around 605 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 4506 9543 4505 9530 4489 9542 4489 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 198DEG 22KT 4489 9545 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

PEM

3 follow-up statements

085 
WWUS53 KMPX 062254
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
554 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

MNC023-062315-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230506T2315Z/
Chippewa MN-
554 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY...
    
At 553 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Maynard, or 13
miles east of Montevideo, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Clara City around 605 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4506 9543 4505 9530 4489 9542 4489 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 198DEG 22KT 4490 9545 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

PEM

655 
WWUS53 KMPX 062307
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
607 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

MNC023-062315-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230506T2315Z/
Chippewa MN-
607 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY...
    
At 606 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Clara City, or 15
miles east of Montevideo, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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
east central Chippewa County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4504 9543 4502 9532 4491 9540 4494 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 198DEG 22KT 4498 9541 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

PEM

605 
WWUS53 KMPX 062309
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
609 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

MNC023-062319-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230506T2315Z/
Chippewa MN-
609 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 615 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for far 
southeastern Chippewa county until 6:30PM.

LAT...LON 4504 9543 4502 9532 4491 9540 4494 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 198DEG 22KT 4498 9541 

$$

PEM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	35 min
May 6, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	29 min
May 6, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	35 min
May 6, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wabasha	30 min
May 6, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville	28 min
May 6, 6:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Kandiyohi	34 min
May 6, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Renville	36 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.