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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2024, 7:03 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 27 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, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2024, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
176
WFUS53 KMPX 220003
TORMPX
WIC035-220030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0007.240522T0003Z-240522T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
703 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Augusta, or 23 miles east of Eau Claire, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Eau Claire County, including the following locations...
Lake Eau Claire County Park.
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 4460 9102 4459 9107 4475 9118 4486 9095
4486 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 232DEG 33KT 4474 9104
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ETA2 follow-up statements
663
WWUS53 KMPX 220011
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
711 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
WIC035-220030-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240522T0030Z/
Eau Claire WI-
711 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northeast of Augusta, or 23 miles northwest of
Neillsville, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fairchild.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4472 9101 4480 9107 4486 9095 4486 9092
4460 9092 4460 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 232DEG 33KT 4479 9095
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ETA484
WWUS53 KMPX 220022
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
722 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
WIC035-220032-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240522T0030Z/
Eau Claire WI-
722 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 730 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for west central
Wisconsin.
&&
LAT...LON 4472 9101 4480 9107 4486 9095 4486 9092
4460 9092 4460 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 232DEG 33KT 4484 9087
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 29 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.