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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2025, 7:38 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 37 min. 3 reports 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
- Apr 28, 2025, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2025, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Sw Fall Creek, WI | Corrects previous tornado report from 10 SW Fall Creek. A confirmed tornado briefly touched down just south of Cleghorn and west of Foster. Multiple pine trees were uprooted and twisted. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Sw Fall Creek, WI | Structure damage and photos confirm a tornado in southern Eau Claire County. The path may stretch to east of Augusta. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 28, 7:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 S Fall Creek, WI | A brief tornado was confirmed near Hale Corner with minor tree and structure damage noted. Time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 471 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
298
WFUS53 KMPX 290038
TORMPX
WIC035-290115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0011.250429T0038Z-250429T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
738 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 738 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located 11 miles
south of Altoona, or 12 miles south of Eau Claire, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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...
Augusta, Fall Creek, Foster, Brackett, Allen and Lake Eau Claire
County Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from 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 4486 9124 4486 9118 4469 9103 4460 9139
4460 9151 4467 9155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 244DEG 43KT 4464 9145
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CTG3 follow-up statements
335
WWUS53 KMPX 290053
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
753 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
WIC035-290115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250429T0115Z/
Eau Claire WI-
753 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
At 753 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Fall
Creek, or 15 miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Eau Claire, Augusta, Fall Creek, Foster, Brackett, Allen and Lake
Eau Claire County Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4469 9103 4461 9137 4473 9146 4486 9125
4486 9118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 244DEG 43KT 4465 9145
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
CTG303
WWUS53 KMPX 290100
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
800 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
WIC035-290115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250429T0115Z/
Eau Claire WI-
800 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
At 800 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located 5 miles north
of Augusta, or 19 miles east of Eau Claire, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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...
Augusta, Fall Creek and Lake Eau Claire County Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from 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 4486 9126 4486 9118 4469 9103 4463 9127
4478 9139
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 244DEG 43KT 4473 9121
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
CTG486
WWUS53 KMPX 290112
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
812 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
WIC035-290122-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250429T0115Z/
Eau Claire WI-
812 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025
...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL EAU CLAIRE
COUNTY...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for Eau Claire County and is in effect until 830 PM CDT. Please
refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for a portion of
west central Wisconsin.
&&
LAT...LON 4486 9126 4486 9118 4469 9103 4463 9127
4478 9139
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 244DEG 43KT 4476 9111
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 69 min |
| Apr 28, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 28 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.