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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2024, 4:58 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Rice County, Steele County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 13, 2024, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2024, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Goodhue County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 4:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ene Medford, MN | Reported by a trained spotter near the intersection of 270th St. E and 59th Ave. |
| Jul 13, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 3.5 | 5 Ssw Nerstrand, MN | Found at 510 pm with time it fell estimated based on radar. |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
879
WFUS53 KMPX 132158
TORMPX
MNC049-131-147-132230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0012.240713T2158Z-240713T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
458 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Steele County in south central Minnesota...
Southwestern Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
Southeastern Rice County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southwest of Nerstrand, or 8 miles east of
Faribault, and is nearly stationary.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Steele, southwestern Goodhue and southeastern Rice
Counties, including the following locations... Ruskin, Moland, and
Merton.
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 4413 9317 4430 9318 4434 9302 4419 9297
4419 9304 4415 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 347DEG 4KT 4426 9313
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
NDC3 follow-up statements
549
WWUS53 KMPX 132201
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
501 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
MNC049-131-147-132230-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240713T2230Z/
Steele MN-Goodhue MN-Rice MN-
501 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN STEELE...SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE
COUNTIES...
At 501 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles southwest of
Nerstrand, or 8 miles east of Faribault, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Kenyon, Merton, Moland, and Ruskin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4413 9317 4430 9318 4434 9302 4419 9297
4419 9304 4415 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 347DEG 4KT 4426 9313
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
NDC177
WWUS53 KMPX 132218
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
518 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
MNC131-147-132228-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240713T2230Z/
Steele MN-Rice MN-
518 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STEELE AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 9305 4430 9301 4428 9300 4420 9297
4419 9297 4420 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 321DEG 13KT 4421 9302
$$
MNC049-132230-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240713T2230Z/
Goodhue MN-
518 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 518 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Kenyon, or 12
miles northeast of Owatonna, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Kenyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 9305 4430 9301 4428 9300 4420 9297
4419 9297 4420 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 321DEG 13KT 4421 9302
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
NDC449
WWUS53 KMPX 132227
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
527 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
MNC049-132236-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240713T2230Z/
Goodhue MN-
527 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 9305 4430 9301 4428 9300 4420 9297
4419 9297 4420 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 270DEG 4KT 4421 9301
$$
NDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 16 min |
| Jul 13, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice, Steele, Waseca | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 47 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.