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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2026, 11:34 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Minnesota. It was in force for 26 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 7, 2026, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Kanabec County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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 7, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
953
WFUS53 KMPX 080434
TORMPX
MNC065-080500-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0021.260708T0434Z-260708T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1134 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1134 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Mora, or 23 miles north of Cambridge,
moving east at 30 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...
Mora, Mora Airport and Quamba.
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.
Tornadoes are difficult to observe at night. Take cover now!
&&
LAT...LON 4584 9339 4594 9339 4607 9306 4598 9306
4598 9314 4583 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 252DEG 24KT 4586 9331
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Dunleavy2 follow-up statements
707
WWUS53 KMPX 080448
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1148 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
MNC065-080500-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260708T0500Z/
Kanabec MN-
1148 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY...
At 1148 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Quamba, or 24 miles north of Cambridge, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mora, Mora Airport and Quamba.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
Tornadoes are difficult to observe at night. Take cover now!
&&
LAT...LON 4584 9330 4598 9328 4598 9314 4583 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 263DEG 18KT 4587 9330
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Dunleavy935 WWUS53 KMPX 080451 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1151 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026 MNC065-080501- /O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260708T0500Z/ Kanabec MN- 1151 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANABEC 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 400 AM CDT for a portion of east central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4584 9330 4598 9328 4598 9314 4583 9314 TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 263DEG 18KT 4588 9320 $$ Dunleavy
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Swift | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 1:24 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Freeborn | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 97 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.