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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2024, 9:32 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 3, 2024, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2024, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 9:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Atwater, MN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 703 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
053
WFUS53 KMPX 040232
TORMPX
MNC067-093-040300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.240804T0232Z-240804T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
932 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Southeastern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 931 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Atwater, or 10 miles east of Willmar, moving
southeast at 25 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...
Cosmos around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Thorpe, Kandiyohi, Strout, and Lake Lillian.
This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 78 and 91.
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 4514 9497 4520 9476 4499 9451 4490 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 333DEG 24KT 4511 9482
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BPH3 follow-up statements
950
WWUS53 KMPX 040241
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
941 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024
MNC067-093-040300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240804T0300Z/
Meeker MN-Kandiyohi MN-
941 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES...
At 941 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles south of Atwater, or 14 miles southeast of
Willmar, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Cosmos around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Thorpe
and Lake Lillian.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4508 9492 4512 9473 4498 9455 4490 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 333DEG 24KT 4505 9477
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
BPH338
WWUS53 KMPX 040248
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
948 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024
MNC067-093-040300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240804T0300Z/
Meeker MN-Kandiyohi MN-
948 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES...
At 948 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cosmos, or 17 miles southeast of Willmar, moving
southeast at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Meeker and southeastern Kandiyohi Counties, including
the following locations... Thorpe.
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 4505 9487 4509 9472 4498 9457 4490 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 333DEG 24KT 4500 9474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
BPH771 WWUS53 KMPX 040259 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 959 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024 MNC067-093-040307- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240804T0300Z/ Meeker MN-Kandiyohi MN- 959 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central Minnesota. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for Meeker and Kandiyohi county. && LAT...LON 4505 9487 4509 9472 4498 9457 4490 9486 TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 333DEG 24KT 4496 9471 $$ BPH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 85 min |
| Aug 3, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 16 min |
| Aug 3, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stearns | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 19 min |
| Aug 3, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 13 min |
| Aug 3, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 35 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.