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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2024, 8:15 PM CDT for Chisago County, Isanti County, Minnesota; Polk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 14 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
- Jun 12, 2024, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2024, 8:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Polk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.
580
WFUS53 KMPX 130115
TORMPX
MNC025-059-WIC095-130145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0011.240613T0115Z-240613T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
815 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Chisago County in east central Minnesota...
East central Isanti County in east central Minnesota...
West central Polk County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cambridge, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
North Branch around 820 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Spring
Lake, Harris, Wolf Creek, Wild River State Park, and Branch.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 149 and 155.
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 4554 9322 4563 9320 4562 9270 4549 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 275DEG 40KT 4558 9315
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ETA1 follow-up statement
171 WWUS53 KMPX 130129 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 829 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 MNC025-059-WIC095-130139- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-240613T0145Z/ Chisago MN-Isanti MN-Polk WI- 829 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHISAGO...EAST CENTRAL ISANTI AND WEST CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central Minnesota...and northwestern Wisconsin. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service the Twin Cities. && LAT...LON 4554 9322 4563 9320 4562 9270 4549 9270 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 275DEG 40KT 4557 9293 $$ ETA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 28 min |
| 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, 8:18 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 |
| Jun 13, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.