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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 2026, 7:44 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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 4, 2026, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2026, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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 160 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
- 761 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
579
WFUS53 KMPX 050044
TORMPX
MNC023-173-050115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0020.260705T0044Z-260705T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
744 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South Central Chippewa County in west central Minnesota...
Northeastern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Montevideo, moving southeast at 25 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...
Montevideo Airport, Montevideo and Maynard.
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 4495 9576 4498 9571 4490 9544 4489 9545
4489 9548 4487 9548 4476 9564 4489 9574
4494 9574 4494 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 313DEG 22KT 4493 9572
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CTG2 follow-up statements
352
WWUS53 KMPX 050106
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
806 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
MNC023-173-050115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260705T0115Z/
Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
806 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHIPPEWA AND NORTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES...
At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Granite Falls, or 10 miles southeast of Montevideo,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mainly rural areas of Southern Chippewa and Northeastern Yellow
Medicine Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4484 9570 4492 9559 4487 9548 4476 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 313DEG 22KT 4493 9572
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CTG116 WWUS53 KMPX 050108 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 808 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026 MNC023-173-050118- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260705T0115Z/ Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN- 808 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CHIPPEWA AND NORTHEASTERN 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. && LAT...LON 4484 9570 4492 9559 4487 9548 4476 9564 TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 314DEG 22KT 4484 9558 $$ CTG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Scott | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 55 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.