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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2025, 7:43 PM CDT for Redwood County, Renville County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 18, 2025, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2025, 8:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
392
WFUS53 KMPX 190043
TORMPX
MNC127-129-173-190130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0069.250719T0043Z-250719T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
743 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Renville County in central Minnesota...
North Central Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
East Central Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Hanley Falls, or 19 miles south of
Montevideo, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Wood Lake, Hanley Falls, Echo, Belview, Upper Sioux Agency State
Park and Granite Falls Airport.
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 4467 9566 4475 9564 4476 9549 4475 9549
4475 9548 4476 9548 4478 9528 4456 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 270DEG 24KT 4470 9559
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CTG3 follow-up statements
928
WWUS53 KMPX 190053
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
753 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
MNC127-129-173-190130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-250719T0130Z/
Redwood MN-Renville MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
753 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
RENVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL REDWOOD AND EAST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES...
At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wood Lake, or 21 miles southeast of Montevideo,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Wood Lake, Echo, Belview, Upper Sioux Agency State Park and
Granite Falls Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4467 9561 4475 9560 4476 9549 4475 9549
4475 9548 4476 9548 4478 9528 4456 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 270DEG 24KT 4470 9558
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
CTG657
WWUS53 KMPX 190101
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
801 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
MNC127-129-173-190130-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-250719T0130Z/
Redwood MN-Renville MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
801 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
RENVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL REDWOOD AND EAST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES...
At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles north of Echo, or 18 miles northwest of Redwood
Falls, moving east at 30 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...
Echo, Belview and Upper Sioux Agency State 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 4467 9553 4474 9548 4477 9528 4456 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 270DEG 24KT 4470 9548
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
CTG980 WWUS53 KMPX 190118 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 818 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 MNC127-129-173-190128- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-250719T0130Z/ Redwood MN-Renville MN-Yellow Medicine MN- 818 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 ...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN RENVILLE, NORTH CENTRAL REDWOOD AND EAST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 845 PM CDT. && LAT...LON 4467 9553 4474 9548 4477 9528 4456 9531 TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 270DEG 24KT 4470 9540 $$ CTG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Stearns | 10 min |
| Jul 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 10:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood | 11 min |
| Jul 18, 10:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 87 min |
| Jul 18, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 65 min |
| Jul 19, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.