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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2025, 10:34 PM CDT for Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 11 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, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2025, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
526
WFUS53 KMPX 190334
TORMPX
MNC127-190345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0070.250719T0334Z-250719T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1034 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South Central Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 1034 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Walnut Grove, or 27 miles southwest of
Redwood Falls, moving southeast at 20 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...
Walnut Grove, Lamberton and Revere.
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 4422 9551 4431 9530 4420 9517 4420 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 310DEG 19KT 4420 9538
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Strus1 follow-up statement
905 WWUS53 KMPX 190344 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1044 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 MNC127-190354- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-250719T0345Z/ Redwood MN- 1044 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL REDWOOD COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT Saturday for a portion of southwest Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4422 9551 4431 9530 4420 9517 4420 9548 TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 310DEG 19KT 4420 9538 $$ Strus
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, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 35 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, 10:48 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.