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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 30 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
- May 15, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2025, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Elk Mound, WI | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 515 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1098 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
567
WFUS53 KMPX 152030
TORMPX
WIC017-033-035-091-152100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0024.250515T2030Z-250515T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
330 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...
Southeastern Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
Northwestern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...
Northeastern Pepin County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 330 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 8 miles east of Durand, or 18 miles south of
Menomonie, moving northeast at 50 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...
Eau Claire, Menomonie, Lake Hallie, Colfax, Elk Mound, Rock Falls,
Caryville, Hoffman Hills Rec Area, Menomonie Airport and Tainter
Lake.
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 4468 9193 4503 9185 4494 9146 4460 9166
4460 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 202DEG 42KT 4464 9181
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Dye1 follow-up statement
879
WWUS53 KMPX 152100
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
400 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025
WIC017-033-035-091-152110-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250515T2100Z/
Chippewa WI-Dunn WI-Eau Claire WI-Pepin WI-
400 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025
...TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA,
SOUTHEASTERN DUNN, NORTHWESTERN EAU CLAIRE AND NORTHEASTERN PEPIN
COUNTIES...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for a portion of
west central Wisconsin.
&&
LAT...LON 4468 9193 4503 9185 4494 9146 4460 9166
4460 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 202DEG 42KT 4465 9181
$$
DyeThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 35 min |
| May 15, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| May 15, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pierce | 22 min |
| May 15, 3:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 14 min |
| May 15, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 23 min |
| May 15, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 30 min |
| May 15, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 35 min |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn | 20 min |
| May 15, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Polk | 26 min |
| May 15, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Rusk | 47 min |
| May 15, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 25 min |
| May 15, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 29 min |
| May 15, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk | 47 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.