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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2025, 11:11 PM CDT for Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 18, 2025, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2025, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Cottonwood County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
298
WFUS53 KFSD 190411
TORFSD
MNC033-190500-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0007.250719T0411Z-250719T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1111 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1110 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Jeffers, or 17 miles north of Windom,
moving southeast 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...
Jeffers around 1115 PM CDT.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Sioux Falls.
&&
LAT...LON 4391 9507 4411 9531 4419 9520 4416 9510
4411 9509 4411 9492 4409 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 303DEG 16KT 4412 9519
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
IG3 follow-up statements
122
WWUS53 KFSD 190431
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1131 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
MNC033-190500-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250719T0500Z/
Cottonwood MN-
1131 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR EASTERN
COTTONWOOD COUNTY...
At 1131 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jeffers, or 13 miles north of Windom, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Cottonwood County, including the following locations...
Delft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 4391 9507 4407 9520 4413 9510 4411 9510
4411 9492 4409 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 303DEG 16KT 4407 9508
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
IG620
WWUS53 KFSD 190442
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1142 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
MNC033-190500-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250719T0500Z/
Cottonwood MN-
1142 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COTTONWOOD COUNTY...
At 1142 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Mountain Lake, or 11 miles northeast
of Windom, 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Cottonwood County.
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.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 4396 9501 4404 9511 4410 9504 4409 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 288DEG 19KT 4402 9502
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
IG567 WWUS53 KFSD 190453 SVSFSD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1153 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 MNC033-190502- /O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250719T0500Z/ Cottonwood MN- 1153 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COTTONWOOD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southwestern Minnesota. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Sioux Falls. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for portions of Cottonwood County through 1215 am. && LAT...LON 4396 9501 4404 9511 4410 9504 4409 9486 TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 303DEG 16KT 4400 9497 $$ IG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, Murray | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 49 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.