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Tornado Warning 9, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2025, 3:47 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 25, 2025, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2025, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 E Ostrander, MN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
000
WFUS53 KARX 252047
TORARX
MNC045-099-252115-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0009.250625T2047Z-250625T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
347 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...
Southwestern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Le Roy, or 21 miles east of Austin, moving east at
30 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
southeastern Mower and southwestern Fillmore Counties, including
the following locations... Lake Louise State Park, Etna, Cherry
Grove, County Roads 4 And 3, Ostrander, Fillmore, and County Roads
4 And 8.
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 4360 9267 4376 9226 4354 9222 4353 9232
4352 9261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 251DEG 26KT 4357 9256
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Naylor2 follow-up statements
534
WWUS53 KARX 252056
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
356 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
MNC045-099-252115-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250625T2115Z/
Mower MN-Fillmore MN-
356 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MOWER AND SOUTHWESTERN FILLMORE COUNTIES...
At 355 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Le Roy, or 21 miles west of Preston, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Spring Valley, Wykoff, Fillmore, Cherry Grove, Ostrander, Etna,
County Roads 4 And 3, and County Roads 4 And 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4363 9259 4376 9226 4355 9222 4353 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 254DEG 22KT 4359 9250
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Naylor173
WWUS53 KARX 252106
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
406 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
MNC099-252115-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250625T2115Z/
Mower MN-
406 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOWER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern
Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4364 9245 4376 9226 4357 9222 4356 9245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 256DEG 15KT 4360 9242
$$
MNC045-252115-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250625T2115Z/
Fillmore MN-
406 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY...
At 405 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Spring Valley, or 17 miles west of Preston, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Spring Valley, Wykoff, Fillmore, Cherry Grove, Ostrander, and Etna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4364 9245 4376 9226 4357 9222 4356 9245
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 256DEG 15KT 4360 9242
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
NaylorThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 11:03 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:33 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | ARX | Mower | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 19 min |
| Jun 25, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Winona | 21 min |
| Jun 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Houston | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Houston | 114 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.