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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Faribault County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 28 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
- Aug 17, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
278
WFUS53 KMPX 180032
TORMPX
MNC013-043-161-180100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0079.250818T0032Z-250818T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
732 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
North Central Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
Southwestern Waseca County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 732 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Easton, or 25 miles south of Mankato,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud near Delavan.
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...
Mapleton, Minnesota Lake, Waldorf, Easton and Delavan.
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 4385 9401 4401 9385 4395 9362 4373 9391
4376 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 220DEG 28KT 4380 9396
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
BED2 follow-up statements
020
WWUS53 KMPX 180048
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
748 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
MNC013-043-161-180100-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-250818T0100Z/
Blue Earth MN-Faribault MN-Waseca MN-
748 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
BLUE EARTH, NORTH CENTRAL FARIBAULT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASECA
COUNTIES...
At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Minnesota Lake, or 23 miles south of Mankato,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mapleton, Minnesota Lake and Waldorf.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9401 4401 9385 4395 9362 4379 9386
4383 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 222DEG 16KT 4379 9397
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
BED911
WWUS53 KMPX 180056
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
756 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
MNC013-043-161-180106-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-250818T0100Z/
Blue Earth MN-Faribault MN-Waseca MN-
756 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE
EARTH, NORTH CENTRAL FARIBAULT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTIES...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for Waseca County and is in effect until 830 PM CDT. Please refer to
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9401 4401 9385 4395 9362 4379 9386
4383 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 222DEG 16KT 4384 9390
$$
BEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Waseca | 21 min |
| Aug 17, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 9:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Steele, Waseca | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 118 min |
| Aug 17, 10:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 82 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.