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Tornado Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2024, 6:32 PM CDT for Dodge County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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
- May 20, 2024, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2024, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Dodge County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Hayfield, MN | |
| May 20, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Hayfield, MN |
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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KARX 202332
TORARX
MNC039-210015-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0003.240520T2332Z-240521T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
632 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Dodge County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 631 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Hayfield, or 8
miles southwest of Dodge Center, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* The tornado will be near...
Dodge Center around 655 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 4412 9273 4407 9268 4393 9268 4385 9294
4394 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 232DEG 10KT 4392 9295
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JSB2 follow-up statements
465
WWUS53 KARX 202345
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
645 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
MNC039-210015-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240521T0015Z/
Dodge MN-
645 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DODGE COUNTY...
At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hayfield, or near Dodge Center, moving northeast at
10 mph.
HAZARD...Funnel Cloud.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Dodge Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 9273 4407 9268 4393 9268 4385 9294
4394 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 232DEG 10KT 4394 9291
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
JSB265
WWUS53 KARX 202359
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
659 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
MNC039-210015-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240521T0015Z/
Dodge MN-
659 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DODGE COUNTY...
At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dodge Center, moving northeast at 10 mph. At 655
pm, spotters reported quarter size hail at State Hyway 56 and 690th
Street.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Dodge Center around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kasson and Mantorville.
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 4412 9273 4407 9268 4393 9268 4385 9294
4394 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 232DEG 10KT 4397 9287
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JSBThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 60 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.