Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2026, 10:45 PM CDT for Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 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 29, 2026, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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 29, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 4778 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.8
- Supercell composite
- 41.5
The text
As transmitted.
611
WFUS53 KMPX 300345
TORMPX
MNC097-153-300415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0018.260630T0345Z-260630T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1045 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...
East Central Todd County in central Minnesota...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1045 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 6 miles west of Randall, or 15 miles northwest
of Little Falls, moving northeast at 55 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...
Randall, Cushing and Crow Wing 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 4601 9472 4613 9475 4631 9450 4633 9445
4633 9443 4630 9439 4629 9435 4627 9434
4623 9439 4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
4616 9416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 224DEG 48KT 4610 9462
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CTG2 follow-up statements
702
WWUS53 KMPX 300405
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1105 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
MNC153-300415-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260630T0415Z/
Todd MN-
1105 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL TODD COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM CDT for a
portion of central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4610 9442 4625 9459 4631 9450 4633 9445
4633 9443 4630 9439 4629 9435 4627 9434
4623 9439 4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
4616 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 224DEG 48KT 4611 9462
$$
MNC097-300415-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260630T0415Z/
Morrison MN-
1105 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY...
At 1105 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles north of Camp Ripley, or 23 miles north of
Little Falls, moving northeast at 55 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...
Crow Wing 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 4610 9442 4625 9459 4631 9450 4633 9445
4633 9443 4630 9439 4629 9435 4627 9434
4623 9439 4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
4616 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 224DEG 48KT 4611 9462
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CTG722
WWUS53 KMPX 300412
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1112 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
MNC097-300422-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260630T0415Z/
Morrison MN-
1112 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MORRISON COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM CDT for a
portion of central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4610 9442 4625 9459 4631 9450 4633 9445
4633 9443 4630 9439 4629 9435 4627 9434
4623 9439 4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
4616 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 224DEG 48KT 4631 9434
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Todd | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville and 2 more | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 35 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.