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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
JPC1 follow-up statement
540
WWUS53 KMPX 030018
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
MNC049-030027-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240603T0015Z/
Goodhue MN-
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However, heavy
rain is still expected with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Twin Cities.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Southwestern Goodhue County until 730 PM CDT.
&&
LAT...LON 4421 9293 4425 9297 4432 9295 4435 9255
4428 9254 4420 9255 4420 9285
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 281DEG 20KT 4425 9272
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Nicollet | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 50 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.