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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 2025, 7:29 PM CDT for Lac qui Parle County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 28, 2025, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2025, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Lac qui Parle County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 2696 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1383 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
899
WFUS53 KMPX 290029
TORMPX
MNC073-173-290115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0056.250629T0029Z-250629T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
729 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota...
West Central Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 15 miles south of Marietta, or 40 miles west
of Montevideo, 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...
Canby and Burr.
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.
This storm has a history of producing tornadoes.
&&
LAT...LON 4487 9645 4490 9623 4467 9623 4468 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 265DEG 17KT 4480 9651
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
ETA2 follow-up statements
104
WWUS53 KMPX 290051 RRA
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
751 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
MNC073-173-290115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-250629T0115Z/
Lac qui Parle MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
751 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAC QUI PARLE AND WEST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES...
At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Canby, or 33 miles west of
Montevideo, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Canby and Burr.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
This storm has a history of producing tornadoes.
&&
LAT...LON 4487 9645 4490 9623 4467 9623 4468 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 265DEG 17KT 4480 9650
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Strus349 WWUS53 KMPX 290110 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 810 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025 MNC073-173-290120- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-250629T0115Z/ Lac qui Parle MN-Yellow Medicine MN- 810 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAC QUI PARLE AND WEST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES... 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for a portion of west central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4487 9645 4490 9623 4467 9623 4468 9645 TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 265DEG 17KT 4481 9636 $$ Strus
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope, Swift | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens, Swift | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 21 min |
| Jun 28, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 19 min |
| Jun 28, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 12 min |
| Jun 28, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 9:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 19 min |
| Jun 28, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Renville | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 20 min |
| Jun 28, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 57 min |
| Jun 28, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Sibley | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and 2 more | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 12:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 95 min |
| Jun 29, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey | 23 min |
| Jun 29, 1:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 21 days |
| Jun 29, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 11:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 22 hr |
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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.