Severe Weather - Sunday April 15 2012 | Minnesota Public Radio News

Severe Weather - Sunday April 15 2012

Via @MPRweather: FSD: 5 N Ghent [Lyon Co, MN] trained spotter reports TORNADO at 04:11 PM CDT -- tornado on ground. spotter 3 miles north of ghent looking north.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 9:28:41 PM
FSD expires Tornado Warning for Lyon [MN]

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 9:28:49 PM
Radar Update: Swarm of storms firing along MN River near New Ulm down to near Fairmont. Moving NNE 35 mph. mprne.ws

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 9:35:51 PM
MPX: 3 W Redwood Falls [Redwood Co, MN] trained spotter reports FUNNEL CLOUD at 04:28 PM CDT --

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 9:37:20 PM
Nick Hartley is heading into the storm: t.co #mnwx (Live video of a storm chaser drving around in sw Minn...)

by drewgeraets via twitter edited by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 9:45:49 PM
Tornado Warning for Sibley County in MN until 5:30pm. #mnstorms

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 9:53:14 PM
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
452 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 449 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 6 MILES NORTH OF
FAIRFAX...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FAIRFAX...
HECTOR...
BUFFALO LAKE...
LAKESIDE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 9:54:35 PM
From MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner: "Tornado Vortex Signature on doppler now NE of Fairfax moving toward Hutchinson.....warning for this area. "

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:02:22 PM
Meteorologist Bill Endersen: If storms develop in metro, they will move rapidly. (And we could see snowflakes in the morning!)

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:06:11 PM
MPX: Fairfax [Renville Co, MN] law enforcement reports HAIL of nickel size (U0.88 INCH) at 04:45 PM CDT --

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:11:09 PM
MINNESOTA: ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SIBLEY AND EASTERN RENVILLE COUNTIES UN... t.co #mnwx

by WarningsFeed via twitter 4/15/2012 10:17:50 PM
RT @RandyBrock: Watching these very carefully. #iawx #mnwx twitter.com

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:19:27 PM
Tornado Warning for McLeod and Sibley County in MN until 6:00pm. #mnstorms

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:23:31 PM
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
523 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 520 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
BROWNTON...OR OVER BROWNTON. RADAR SHOWED THE TORNADIC STORM MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...
BROWNTON...
BISCAY...
SUMTER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:26:01 PM
AT 524 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BISCAY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:27:40 PM
Tornado Warning for McLeod and Sibley County in MN until 6:15pm. #mnstorms

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:38:42 PM
Meteorologist Bill Endersen: Severe storms headed to Dakota County, could arrive within 30 minutes to an hour...

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:39:08 PM
Paul Huttner: Multiple rotating, tornadic cells developing west of Twin Cities...

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:40:55 PM
Tornado Warning for Carver, McLeod, and Wright County in MN until 6:15pm. #mnstorms

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:43:40 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wright County in MN until 6:15pm. #mnstorms

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 10:44:35 PM
Storms out there right now are not big super-cells but have a lot of rotation in them, according to our meteorologists ...

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:51:42 PM
Metro area will be dealing with severe weather for next 2 to 3 hours...according to our Paul Huttner.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:53:07 PM
At 5:47 pm a rotating wall cloud reported near Lester Prairie...

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 10:56:10 PM
A Tornado Warning has been Expired for McLeod County until 06:00 PM. #mnwx

by MinnesotaStorms via twitter 4/15/2012 11:03:53 PM
Storms west of metro have shown a weakening trend over last several minutes....

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 11:06:48 PM
A Tornado Warning has been Expired for Carver & Wright Counties until 06:15 PM. #mnwx

by MinnesotaStorms via twitter 4/15/2012 11:11:54 PM
Warnings for MN have expired. Tornado watch still in effect for much of southern MN including Twin Cities metro area.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/15/2012 11:14:45 PM
McLeod County Emergency Mgr reports no damage from tornado touchdown

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:21:11 PM
Update: Storms picking up speed and will race rapidly NE at 50 mph into metro in next hour. mprne.ws

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:22:41 PM
RT @JacquiJeras: The arrowhead of Minnesota is under a Winter Weather Advisory for 2-5" of snow while Southern MN is under a tornado wat ...

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:26:23 PM
Storms moving quickly into metro in next hour - Tornado Watch continues until 11pm. Latest on Updraft. mprne.ws

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:40:30 PM
RT @wunderground: 6:36 PM CT: Intense thunderstorms heading toward Downtown Minneapolis. wxug.us #mnwx

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:41:58 PM
Marble size haiul in hopkins. #twincities #mnwx

by Bam2 via twitter 4/15/2012 11:50:59 PM
Radar Update: Strong storm heading for Minneapolis produced gusty winds, downpours and pea sized hail! mprne.ws

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/15/2012 11:51:26 PM
this is the view from ne minneapolis. scary. #mnstorms t.co

by JohnnyWoodside via Yfrog 4/16/2012 12:04:42 AM
@MPRweather pea size hail in Champlin

by AaronSOLD via twitter 4/16/2012 12:06:47 AM
@MPRweather I got nickel - quarter sized in Minnetonka. p.twimg.com

by mark_potter via twitter 4/16/2012 12:06:57 AM
Beautiful weather we're having this evening, isn't it? #mnstorms t.co

by TiannaMRamirez via Twitpic 4/16/2012 12:09:36 AM
There's a #MNStorms a-comin' t.co

by thanland via P.twimg 4/16/2012 12:13:52 AM
RT @supertoy: @mprweather Pea sized hail in Blaine, too.

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/16/2012 12:14:30 AM
RT @mightirecommend: peppercorn sized hail in uptown @mprweather

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/16/2012 12:22:40 AM
Meteorologist Bill Endersen: Western half of metro area no longer in tornado watch. Temps dropping rapidly - 48 in Crystal. Storms are "attention getting but not severe."

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/16/2012 12:25:04 AM
Tornado watch dropped for west metro - Severe threat easing, a few storms with downpours, gusty winds, small hail. mprne.ws

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/16/2012 12:28:28 AM
RT @ebfryer: @MPRweather I got up to dime size hail in Andover.

by MPR Weather via twitter 4/16/2012 12:30:30 AM
Just raining here (St Louis Park) right now. We had some thunder, lightning, wind gusts, rain pouring down in sheets, but that was it. Our 6-month-old roof is very happy it didn't get hailed on!

by Jenzi 4/16/2012 12:33:49 AM
@mightirecommend Never ceases to amaze me after 49 years I hear hail described as a different household object every year! LoL #MnWx #hail

by TooCrazyFox via twitter 4/16/2012 12:34:39 AM
Here's a HDR version of the #mnstorms passing over the warehouse district and north metro. #mpls #minnesota t.co

by scaredpanda via Instagr.am 4/16/2012 12:35:39 AM
Pouring in 55107 #mnstorms

by aglaia781 via twitter 4/16/2012 12:40:07 AM
We are wrapping up our live blog. Read the Updraft blog for continuing coverage.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 4/16/2012 12:46:17 AM

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