Two storm chasers filmed a tornado in east central Minnesota, in Kanabec County. Earlier, a funnel cloud was documented northeast of St Cloud.
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Two storm chasers filmed a tornado in east central Minnesota, in Kanabec County. Earlier, a funnel cloud was documented northeast of St Cloud.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 21, 2:08 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 308 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 255 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 Conditional severe threat remains across much of central MN into west central WI this afternoon. Focus moving into the I94 corridor near St Cloud at the moment. As the upper low and its trough axis lifts northeast over northwest MN this evening, this may be strong enough to generate at least some stronger storms for a time late afternoon/early evening. Will need to continue to monitor trends. Kept the likely PoP mention over the northeast CWA into the evening and move it east into WI by 00z. Otherwise, drier air working over western area now, clearing the sky and driving temperatures into the lower 80s. THis should work too much farther east this evening with area of showers/thunder moving through. The front exits into western WI 00z-03z period. Will end PoPs around 06z far east. Otherwise clouds may work back into the region late tonight as core of the upper low moves into the state Sunday. Models develop some light rain over the southeast portion of the cwa as the trough/FGEN forcing moves through that region. Will have to introduce some small chance PoPs at this time for that possibility. The 12z HREF with its cams showed little interest, holding the QPF to the far southeast. Cooler air to work over the area Sunday afternoon, and with the expected clouds cover, temperatures should struggle to warm through the upper 60s. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 255 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 Deterministic models continue to diverge with the midweek frontal system. The GFS continues to be fastest with the northern wave and brings in convective threat Tuesday afternoon/Tuesday night. The ECMWF is about 6 hours slower. Will hold onto blended guidance PoPs, bringing in the higher chances Tuesday night into early Wednesday. We warm up ahead of the front on Tuesday, with another warm day expected, highs of 75 to 80. Cooler air invades the area Wednesday, possibly continuing through the end of the week. The ECMWF trends much cooler, with the GFS holding onto the eastern CONUS ridge a bit longer and holding off the western CONUS trough/colder air invasion until late next weekend. It still looks like a southwest trough lifts northeast over the area in the Friday/Friday night time frame. This could hold a heavy rain threat as it moves across the area. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1215 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 Short range HIRES models continue to generate at least a scattered line of convection as the front moves through central MN into west central WI into the evening. Will continue to carry TEMPO TSRA over the eastern MN TAF sites mainly before 00z Sun. May linger into the evening into west central WI. Otherwise, some breaks/clearing to the far west now. Should work east into the evening. Will trend MVFR CIGS to mainly VFR into tonight, with MVFR lasting at KEAU through 06z. Surface winds S-SW becoming W-NW with fropa. Gusty around 25kts this afternoon. KMSP...Still a chance of TSRA moving through 20z-23z. Will continue tempo trend for now, but best chances are north and east of the terminal. Breezy conditions also likely with slowly veering wind direction, becoming west late evening. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ Sun night...VFR. Wind W 5 kts. Mon...VFR. Wind light and variable. Tue...VFR. Wind SW 5-10 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. && SHORT TERM...DWE LONG TERM... AVIATION...DWE
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1217 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 221730- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- 1217 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, primarily along and north of the I-94 corridor across central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. A conditional risk of severe weather is possible should these storms develop, with large hail, damaging wind, and a few tornadoes possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The next chance for thunderstorms is expected Tuesday into Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this afternoon, primarily across central Minnesota.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1044 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
MNZ045-211600-
Kanabec-
1044 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN KANABEC COUNTY...
At 1044 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Brook Park, or 9 miles west of Hinckley, moving northeast at 50 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Kanabec County.
LAT...LON 4598 9306 4598 9313 4594 9314 4593 9317
4610 9332 4616 9318 4616 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 240DEG 44KT 4606 9311
JRBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
311 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
MNZ043-044-049>051-212145-
Benton-Morrison-Sherburne-Mille Lacs-Stearns-
311 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019
...A CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MILLE LACS...BENTON...
NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE...NORTHEASTERN STEARNS AND SOUTHERN MORRISON
COUNTIES...
At 311 PM CDT, thunderstorms were located along a line extending
from near Bowlus to near Elk River. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.
Pea size hail is possible with these storms.
Atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of funnel
clouds.
Locations impacted include...
St. Cloud, Little Falls, Sauk Rapids, Waite Park, St. Joseph,
Collegeville, Milaca, Foley, Albany, Rockville, Clearwater and Avon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 144 and 178.
U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 142 and 193.
U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 184 and 201.
LAT...LON 4583 9351 4572 9351 4538 9396 4540 9399
4539 9401 4542 9405 4537 9409 4559 9468
4616 9429 4616 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 221DEG 21KT 4585 9444 4536 9359
JRBThe Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A storm chaser documented a funnel cloud. It was not possible from the video to determine whether it touched down, and there were no reports of damage, so it was deemed to have been a funnel cloud.
Two storm chasers documented a tornado that mostly crossed open fields. A NWS storm survey revealed damage to some bean fields as well as about two dozen trees uprooted or broken. No structural damage was noted.
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