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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 2, 2024Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2024, 6:52 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 2, 2024, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2024, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Goodhue County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

216 
WFUS53 KMPX 022352
TORMPX
MNC049-030015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0008.240602T2352Z-240603T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
652 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Kenyon, or 16 miles northwest of Mantorville,
  moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Wanamingo around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bombay.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
the Twin Cities.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4421 9293 4425 9297 4432 9295 4435 9255
      4428 9254 4420 9255 4420 9285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 281DEG 20KT 4428 9290 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

JPC
1 follow-up statement
540 
WWUS53 KMPX 030018
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

MNC049-030027-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240603T0015Z/
Goodhue MN-
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However, heavy
rain is still expected with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Twin Cities.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Southwestern Goodhue County until 730 PM CDT.

&&

LAT...LON 4421 9293 4425 9297 4432 9295 4435 9255
      4428 9254 4420 9255 4420 9285
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 281DEG 20KT 4425 9272 

$$

JPC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Nicollet35 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker48 min
Jun 2, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Scott44 min
Jun 2, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott46 min
Jun 2, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa42 min
Jun 2, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice34 min
Jun 2, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice38 min
Jun 2, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle48 min
Jun 2, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle52 min
Jun 2, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice31 min
Jun 2, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue50 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.