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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2024, 6:22 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 23 min. 5 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
- Aug 5, 2024, 6:22 PM CDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2024, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Janesville, MN | Spotter report of a large tornado moving ESE just south of Janesville. |
| Aug 5, 6:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Janesville, MN | Several large trees and branches down along county road 2 south of Janesville. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 5, 6:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Pemberton, MN | Several downed branches and damage to a structure within Alma City. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 5, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Janesville, MN | Several large trees snapped. Relayed via Broadcast Media. Time estimated from radar. |
| Aug 5, 6:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wsw Waseca, MN | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 5 WSW Waseca. Delayed LSR - Photos submitted of damage to destroyed grain bin and crop damage. Time estimated via radar. Estimated wind between 80-85 mph. |
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 5, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491
WFUS53 KMPX 052322
TORMPX
MNC013-161-052345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0022.240805T2322Z-240805T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
622 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
Southern Waseca County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over St. Clair, or 10 miles southeast of Mankato,
moving east at 20 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...
Pemberton around 625 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Waseca
Airport and Alma City.
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 4402 9391 4414 9383 4408 9347 4387 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 289DEG 18KT 4406 9381
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DyeThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 18 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 31 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.