Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2023, 3:31 PM CDT for Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 24, 2023, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 3:33 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Sw Janesville, MN | Funnel halfway to the ground. |
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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
307
WFUS53 KMPX 242031
TORMPX
MNC161-242100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0006.230624T2031Z-230624T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
331 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Waseca County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 331 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Janesville, or 12 miles southeast of Mankato,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.
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...
Janesville around 340 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Elysian.
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 4405 9378 4411 9377 4420 9368 4420 9349
4419 9348 4402 9374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 220DEG 19KT 4407 9375
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PEM2 follow-up statements
594
WWUS53 KMPX 242050
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
350 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023
MNC161-242100-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-230624T2100Z/
Waseca MN-
350 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTY...
At 350 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Janesville, or 15 miles east of Mankato, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud halfway to the
ground.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Elysian.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4411 9377 4420 9368 4420 9351 4408 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 220DEG 19KT 4414 9367
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PEM016
WWUS53 KMPX 242108
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
408 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023
MNC161-242117-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-230624T2100Z/
Waseca MN-
408 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
LAT...LON 4411 9377 4420 9368 4420 9351 4408 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 220DEG 19KT 4420 9360
$$
PEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 23 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.