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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2025, 6:28 PM CDT for Carver County, McLeod County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 min. 5 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
- Jun 16, 2025, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Carver County, MN, McLeod County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 16, 6:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Wsw Lester Prairie, MN | Multiple reports of rotating wall cloud and spotted funnel cloud. |
| Jun 16, 6:45 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Ne Plato, MN | Spotters confirmed funnel cloud was developing. |
| Jun 16, 6:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Ne Plato, MN | |
| Jun 16, 7:01 PM CDT | HAIL 3.25 | 1 Ssw Waconia, MN | Photo measurement provided via slack. Time estimated via radar. |
| Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 1 Sw Waconia, 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 16, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KMPX 162328
TORMPX
MNC019-085-170000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0035.250616T2328Z-250617T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Issued by National Weather Service Denver CO
628 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East Central McLeod County in central Minnesota...
Northwestern Carver County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Lester Prairie, or 17 miles east of
Hutchinson, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 tornado will be near...
Lester Prairie around 630 PM CDT.
Mayer and Norwood Young America around 645 PM CDT.
Waconia around 655 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include New Germany and
Hollywood.
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 4480 9411 4491 9411 4492 9379 4475 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 273DEG 16KT 4486 9403
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Danielson2 follow-up statements
568
WWUS53 KMPX 162353
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Issued by National Weather Service Denver CO
653 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
MNC085-170003-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250617T0000Z/
McLeod MN-
653 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 4487 9401 4492 9379 4475 9380 4479 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 273DEG 16KT 4485 9402
$$
MNC019-170000-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250617T0000Z/
Carver MN-
653 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
CARVER COUNTY...
At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mayer, or 23 miles south of Buffalo, moving east at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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.
Locations impacted include...
Waconia, Norwood Young America, Mayer and New Germany.
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 4487 9401 4492 9379 4475 9380 4479 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 273DEG 16KT 4485 9402
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Danielson592 WWUS53 KMPX 162359 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN Issued by National Weather Service Denver CO 659 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 MNC019-170009- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250617T0000Z/ Carver MN- 659 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CARVER COUNTY... The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued for Carver County and is in effect until 715 PM CDT. Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for a portion of east central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4487 9401 4492 9379 4475 9380 4479 9401 TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 273DEG 16KT 4485 9386 $$ Danielson
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 6 days |
| Jun 15, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 7 days |
| Jun 16, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 9:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 11:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Todd | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Todd | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Wright | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 13 min |
| Jun 16, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver | 17 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.