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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2024, 5:35 PM CDT for Dunn County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 25 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
- May 21, 2024, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Dunn County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
886
WFUS53 KMPX 212235
TORMPX
WIC033-212300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0006.240521T2235Z-240521T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
535 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Menomonie, moving northeast at 40 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...
Menomonie around 540 PM CDT.
Elk Mound around 550 PM CDT.
Colfax around 555 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cedar
Falls, Hoffman Hills Rec Area, Downsville, Tainter Lake, and
Menomonie Airport.
This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 43 and
55.
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 4468 9181 4469 9201 4502 9187 4501 9165
4490 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 218DEG 33KT 4479 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
ETA1 follow-up statement
647
WWUS53 KMPX 212248
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
548 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
WIC033-212300-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-240521T2300Z/
Dunn WI-
548 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DUNN COUNTY...
At 547 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located east of Menomonie, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Colfax around 555 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hoffman Hills Rec Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4478 9174 4478 9187 4502 9181 4501 9165
4490 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 218DEG 33KT 4488 9181
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 36 min |
| May 21, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 32 min |
| May 21, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 44 min |
| May 21, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pierce | 22 min |
| May 21, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 55 min |
| May 21, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 55 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.