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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 19, 2023Barron County, Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2023, 5:56 PM CDT for Barron County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min. 7 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: Jul 19, 2023, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2023, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Barron County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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
Jul 19, 6:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Rice Lake, WI	40 foot tall trees reported down on the north side of Rice Lake.
Jul 19, 6:08 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 N Rice Lake, WI	Lots of golf ball sized hail falling for the past few minutes.
Jul 19, 6:10 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Ese Rice Lake, WI	Ground covered with hail up to 2 inches in diameter with time estimated based on radar.
Jul 19, 6:11 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	2 Sw Rice Lake, WI	Hail up to tennis ball size with hail breaking through a large retailers roof.
Jul 19, 6:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Ssw Rice Lake, WI
Jul 19, 6:25 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	3 Nne Cameron, WI	Picture of a funnel cloud on social media.
Jul 19, 6:54 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Sw Weyerhaeuser, WI

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
Jul 19, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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: 1091 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WFUS53 KMPX 192256
TORMPX
WIC005-107-192345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0009.230719T2256Z-230719T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
556 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Rusk County in northwestern Wisconsin...
  Eastern Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rice Lake, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Rice Lake and Barron around 605 PM CDT.
  Cameron around 615 PM CDT.
  Chetek around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Canton, Sumner and Rice Lake 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 4550 9196 4560 9179 4539 9139 4521 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 313DEG 28KT 4552 9184 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

Borghoff

4 follow-up statements

917 
WWUS53 KMPX 192309
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
609 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

WIC005-107-192345-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230719T2345Z/
Rusk WI-Barron WI-
609 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RUSK AND SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTIES...
        
At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rice Lake, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a rotating wall 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...
  Cameron around 615 PM CDT.
  Chetek around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Canton, Sumner and Rice Lake 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 4547 9190 4553 9175 4539 9139 4521 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 315DEG 25KT 4546 9177 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Borghoff

818 
WWUS53 KMPX 192318
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
618 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

WIC005-107-192345-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230719T2345Z/
Rusk WI-Barron WI-
618 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RUSK AND SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTIES...
    
At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cameron, or near Rice Lake, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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...
  Chetek around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Canton, Sumner and Rice Lake 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 4546 9185 4551 9172 4539 9139 4521 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 315DEG 25KT 4541 9170 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

Borghoff

641 
WWUS53 KMPX 192329
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
629 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

WIC005-107-192345-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230719T2345Z/
Rusk WI-Barron WI-
629 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RUSK AND EAST CENTRAL BARRON COUNTIES...
    
At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Chetek, or 8 miles southeast of Rice Lake, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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
southwestern Rusk and east central Barron Counties, including the
following locations... Canton and Sumner.

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 4542 9176 4548 9165 4539 9139 4527 9157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 300DEG 21KT 4540 9163 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Borghoff

882 
WWUS53 KMPX 192336
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
636 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

WIC005-107-192346-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230719T2345Z/
Rusk WI-Barron WI-
636 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RUSK AND EAST CENTRAL BARRON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 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.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Wisconsin. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until midnight CDT for west central Wisconsin.

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 Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
until 445 PM.

LAT...LON 4542 9176 4548 9165 4539 9139 4527 9157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 313DEG 28KT 4538 9160 

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 5:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Barron, Polk	39 min
Jul 19, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Barron, Rusk	54 min
Jul 19, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	40 min
Jul 19, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Rusk	26 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.