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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 28, 2025Lac qui Parle County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2696 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

ETA
2 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

$$

Strus
349 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope, Swift23 min
Jun 28, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle29 min
Jun 28, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens, Swift59 min
Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope31 min
Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle21 min
Jun 28, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSwift28 min
Jun 28, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens35 min
Jun 28, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd38 min
Jun 28, 8:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXYellow Medicine40 min
Jun 28, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas19 min
Jun 28, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift40 min
Jun 28, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift32 min
Jun 28, 8:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine44 min
Jun 28, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd24 min
Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas35 min
Jun 28, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi53 min
Jun 28, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi12 min
Jun 28, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns, Todd38 min
Jun 28, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine4 hr
Jun 28, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine19 min
Jun 28, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns39 min
Jun 28, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Yellow Medicine35 min
Jun 28, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns40 min
Jun 28, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRenville33 min
Jun 28, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison36 min
Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine39 min
Jun 28, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and 1 more47 min
Jun 28, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs20 min
Jun 28, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine57 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Sibley53 min
Jun 28, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and 2 more46 min
Jun 29, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin30 min
Jun 29, 12:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin37 min
Jun 29, 12:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXSherburne, Wright95 min
Jun 29, 12:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley30 min
Jun 29, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin43 min
Jun 29, 12:35 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott25 min
Jun 29, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey23 min
Jun 29, 1:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXHennepin, Wright21 days
Jun 29, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington31 min
Jun 29, 11:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine22 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.