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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Sep 11, 2026, 8:04 PM CDT for Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 18 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
- Sep 11, 2026, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2026, 8:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Stevens County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
812
WFUS53 KMPX 120104
TORMPX
MNC149-120145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0024.260912T0104Z-260912T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
804 PM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Stevens County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 804 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles southeast of
Lake Hattie, or 9 miles south of Morris, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
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.
* This tornado will be near...
Hancock around 820 PM CDT.
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 4541 9595 4553 9600 4550 9575 4541 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 292DEG 20KT 4547 9597
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
ETA1 follow-up statement
913 WWUS53 KMPX 120122 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 822 PM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026 MNC149-120132- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260912T0145Z/ Stevens MN- 822 PM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for a portion of west central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4541 9595 4553 9600 4550 9575 4541 9575 TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 292DEG 20KT 4547 9597 $$ ETA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 38 min |
| Sep 11, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens | 23 min |
| Sep 11, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 16 min |
| Sep 11, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift | 18 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.