Severe weather outbreak: June 17 - 19

[RL3AO]

817 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
STEELE...NORTHEASTERN WASECA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN RICE
COUNTIES...

AT 815 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NORTHEAST OF WASECA.

AT 816 PM CDT... THE TORNADIC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
EAST OF WASECA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF DEERFIELD...AND MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OWATONNA BY 830 PM CDT...

[Dave]

LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DEBRIS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF AUSTIN
SOURCE: TRAINED SPOTTER

[Bunkertor]

Austin, MN webcam
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/s795995.shtml

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
824 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 822 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 6
MILES WEST OF OWATONNA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF DEERFIELD. RADAR
SHOWED THE SEVERE STORM MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
OWATONNA BY 840 PM CDT...

[Dave]

DATE: JUN 17 211400 EDT
TYPE: TORNADO
CITY: 2 S MORRISTOWN
COUNTY: WASECA
STATE: MN
SOURCE: TRAINED SPOTTER
DETAILS: MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
831 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 829 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS INDICATED A
TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF RICE LAKE STATE PARK...OR 20 MILES WEST OF
DODGE CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RICE LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 850 PM...
CLAREMONT AROUND 855 PM...
COUNTY ROADS 20 AND 5 AROUND 900 PM...
COUNTY ROADS 5 AND 6 AND HIGHWAY 30 AND COUNTY 3 AROUND 910 PM...
DODGE CENTER AND HIGHWAY 56 AND COUNTY 6 AROUND 915 PM...
MANTORVILLE AND HAYFIELD AROUND 925 PM...
OSLO AND HIGHWAY 30 AND COUNTY 15 AROUND 930 PM...

EXPECT HAIL AND WIND TO MOVE EARLIER THAN THE TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE NOW TO SEEK SHELTER. THE STORM HAS
A HISTORY OF TORNADOES.

[Dave]

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1187
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0831 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF FAR ERN OH / NRN WV / SWRN PA / MD
PANHANDLE

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 442...

VALID 180131Z - 180230Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 442 CONTINUES.

SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY PERSIST BEYOND WW 442 EXPIRATION AT 02Z
ACROSS FAR ERN OH / NRN WV / SWRN PA / MD PANHANDLE. A REPLACEMENT
WW WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED SOON.

01Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS RESIDUAL BAROCLINIC ZONE /REINFORCED BY
CLOUDS-PRECIP/ ACROSS SWRN PA BEFORE BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE SWD INTO
ERN WV. A COLD FRONT IS BEGINNING TO SLIDE ESEWD INTO E-CNTRL OH IN
RESPONSE TO EWD DEPARTING SHORTWAVE TROUGH INTO PARTS OF WRN NY.
LATEST RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS SEVERAL SEVERE CLUSTERS...INCLUDING
SUPERCELLS/ ACROSS THE UPPER OH RIVER VALLEY.

DESPITE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...MORE THAN ADEQUATE SHEAR/POTENTIAL
INSTABILITY IN ADDITION TO FORCING FOR ASCENT...WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN
SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WHILE AN ISOLD TORNADO IS
STILL POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...IT APPEARS THIS THREAT MAY
BE WANING DUE TO 1)GRADUAL CONSOLIDATION OF DISCRETE ELEMENTS INTO
BROKEN CLUSTERS/LINES 2)INCREASING SBCIN DUE IN PART TO MODEST
DIURNAL STABILIZATION. NONETHELESS...STORMS WILL LIKELY POSE A
CONTINUED LARGE HAIL/DMGG WIND THREAT...PERHAPS EVOLVING MORE INTO A
DMGG WIND THREAT WITH TIME.

..SMITH.. 06/18/2009

[Dave]

MOWER MN-
837 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR MOWER
COUNTY...

AT 834 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSE
CREEK...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUSTIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM PRODUCED A VIOLENT TORNADO IN AUSTIN AND DID PRODUCE
INJURIES. IF IN THE PATH...SEEK SHELTER NOW.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
I 90 EXIT 193 AND DEXTER AROUND 845 PM...
ELKTON AROUND 850 PM...
ADAMS AND GRAND MEADOW AROUND 905 PM...
RACINE AROUND 910 PM...
LE ROY AND TAOPI AROUND 915 PM...

[Dave]

FLOYD IA-CHICKASAW IA-
827 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHICKASAW AND EAST CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTIES...

AT 811 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NASHUA. AT 825 PM CDT...THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED
NEAR BUNNS WOODS COUNTY PARK...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLES
CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHICKASAW AROUND 830 PM...
RIVER RANCH CAMPGROUND AROUND 835 PM...
IONIA AND HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY V 18 AROUND 840 PM...
TWIN PONDS PARK AROUND 855 PM...
NEW HAMPTON AROUND 900 PM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

[Dave]

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[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
846 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAZARD...OR 29 MILES NORTH OF
KEARNEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKVILLE AROUND 905 PM CDT.

[Dave]

DODGE MN-
845 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR DODGE
COUNTY...

AT 842 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZED
HAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF OWATONNA. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE A TORNADO AND WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF CLAREMONT...OR 12
MILES WEST OF DODGE CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DODGE CENTER AND HIGHWAY 56 AND COUNTY 6 AROUND 900 PM...
MANTORVILLE AND HAYFIELD AROUND 905 PM...
DANESVILLE AROUND 910 PM...
OSLO AND COUNTY ROADS 6 AND 15 AROUND 915 PM...
HIGHWAY 30 AND COUNTY 15 AROUND 920 PM...

THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME AND IS A DANGEROUS
STORM. SEEK SHELTER IF YOU LIVE IN THE WARNED AREA.

[Dave]

DATE: JUN 17 214400 EDT
TYPE: FUNNEL
CITY: 5 NW ADAMS
COUNTY: MOWER
STATE: MN
SOURCE: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
852 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 850 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS INDICATED A
TORNADO 8 MILES NORTH OF MEYER...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUSTIN...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED A TORNADO WITH
INJURIES IN AUSTIN TONIGHT AND IS MOVING TOWARD IOWA.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MEYER AROUND 900 PM...
LITTLE CEDAR AROUND 905 PM...
BAILEY AROUND 910 PM...
MCINTIRE AND COUNTY ROADS T 54 AND A 31 AROUND 915 PM...
COUNTY V 10 AND 40TH STREET AROUND 925 PM...
RICEVILLE AROUND 930 PM...
SARATOGA AROUND 945 PM...

[Dave]

[RL3AO]

For tomorrow

STRONG HEATING...APCH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCE AND
SUSTAINED LLVL CONVERGENCE INVOF THE RETURNING WRMFNT WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO TSTM INITIATION OVER THE CNTRL/ERN SD BY MID-AFTN.
OTHER HIGH-BASED STORMS MAY DVLP SWWD INTO NRN/ERN NEB ALONG A
LEE-TROUGH. INITIAL CELLS WILL LIKELY BE SUPERCELLS OWING TO
VERTICAL SHEAR ON THE ORDER OF 45-50 KTS. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DMGG
WINDS WILL BE LIKELY. TORNADO RISK WILL BE HIGHEST INVOF THE
WRMFNT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER ERN SD/SWRN MN/NWRN IA.

THERE IS GROWING CONCERN THAT ACTIVITY WILL EVOLVE INTO A BOWING MCS
OVERNIGHT THUR FROM SRN MN/NRN IA SEWD TOWARD EXTREME SRN WI AND
CHICAGOLAND. RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE...INCREASING
WNWLY/LARGELY UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW REGIME...PRESENCE OF A FORMIDABLE
BOUNDARY/FOCUSING MECHANISM WILL ALL BE CONDUCIVE FOR DMGG WIND
GUSTS/BOWS. PARTS OF THIS REGION MAY BE UPGRADED TO A MDT RISK IN
LATER OTLKS...ONCE EFFECTS FROM TONIGHT/S MCS IS BETTER KNOWN.
ATTM...WILL BOOST SVR PROBABILITIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ABOVE
SCENARIO.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
858 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PHILLIPS...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
GRAND ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
AURORA AROUND 930 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 319 AND 335.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
859 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR TWIN PONDS PARK...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW
HAMPTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS
TORNADO WARNING FOR CHICKASAW COUNTY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
REPUBLIC AROUND 905 PM...
HIGHWAY 18 63 AND COUNTY B 54 AROUND 915 PM...
WILLIAMSTOWN AROUND 920 PM...
BOYD AROUND 930 PM...
FREDERICKSBURG AROUND 945 PM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 451
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

THE WESTERN MARYLAND PANHANDLE
SOUTHEAST OHIO
SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 955 PM
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF
WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN
WEST VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 440...WW 441...WW
443...WW 445...WW 444...WW 446...WW 447...WW 448...WW 449...WW
450...

DISCUSSION...LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS GIVEN A FEED OF MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE SW AND LIFT
WITH WARM ADVECTION AND A SHORTWAVE TROUGH BRUSHING THIS AREA TO THE
NORTH.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 30020.


...THOMPSON

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low