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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2024, 7:02 PM CDT for Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 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
- Jun 12, 2024, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2024, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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 12, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Albany, MN | 50 foot tall trees uprooted. |
| Jun 12, 7:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S St. Stephen, MN | Delayed report. Many trees down. Time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 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
- 1263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
310
WFUS53 KMPX 130002
TORMPX
MNC145-130030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0010.240613T0002Z-240613T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
702 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Stearns County in central Minnesota...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Holdingford, or 20 miles southwest of Little
Falls, moving east at 35 mph.
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...
Holdingford around 705 PM CDT.
Sartell around 725 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St
Wendel, Opole, and St. Stephen.
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 4574 9425 4573 9424 4562 9424 4566 9461
4576 9458
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 282DEG 31KT 4572 9458
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
ETA2 follow-up statements
065
WWUS53 KMPX 130014
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
714 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
MNC145-130030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-240613T0030Z/
Stearns MN-
714 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY...
At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Holdingford, or 16 miles northwest of St. Cloud,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Sartell around 720 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St
Wendel, St. Stephen, and Opole.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4574 9425 4573 9424 4562 9424 4564 9444
4575 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 282DEG 31KT 4570 9442
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
ETA098
WWUS53 KMPX 130023
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
723 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
MNC145-130032-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-240613T0030Z/
Stearns MN-
723 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central
Minnesota.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Twin Cities.
&&
LAT...LON 4574 9425 4573 9424 4562 9424 4564 9444
4575 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 282DEG 31KT 4569 9434
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 14 min |
| Jun 12, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 10:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan | 41 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.