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Tornado Warning 13, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 13, 2024Dodge County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2024, 5:08 PM CDT for Dodge County, Minnesota. It was in force for 52 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: Jul 13, 2024, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.75 in

County Dodge County, MN

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 13, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 93 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: 1674 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

076 
WFUS53 KARX 132208
TORARX
MNC039-132300-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0013.240713T2208Z-240713T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
508 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Dodge County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 508 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Kenyon, or 11
  miles northeast of Owatonna, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.

  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.

* The tornado will be near...
  West Concord around 530 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include County
Roads 1 And 24, County Roads 20 And 5, and Rice Lake State Park.

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 4420 9305 4420 9291 4416 9288 4402 9304
      4403 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 318DEG 12KT 4421 9306 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Naylor

2 follow-up statements

592 
WWUS53 KARX 132224 RRA
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
524 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

MNC039-132300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240713T2300Z/
Dodge MN-
524 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTY...

At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kenyon, or 12 miles northeast of Owatonna, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
  West Concord around 530 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include County
Roads 1 And 24, County Roads 20 And 5, and Rice Lake State Park.

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 4420 9305 4420 9291 4416 9288 4402 9304
      4403 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 314DEG 15KT 4419 9302 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Naylor

749 
WWUS53 KARX 132236 RRA
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
536 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

MNC039-132300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240713T2300Z/
Dodge MN-
536 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTY...

At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near West Concord, or 11 miles northwest of Dodge Center,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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...
  West Concord around 540 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include County
Roads 1 And 24, County Roads 20 And 5, and Rice Lake State Park.

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 4420 9305 4420 9291 4416 9288 4402 9304
      4403 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 327DEG 13KT 4416 9298 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

Naylor

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha	68 min
Jul 13, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha	47 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha, Winona	41 min
Jul 13, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Winona	39 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Wabasha, Winona	48 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ARX	Dodge	39 min
Jul 13, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ARX	Winona	48 min
Jul 13, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Olmsted	50 min
Jul 13, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted	51 min
Jul 13, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Winona	44 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.