Memorial Day Weekend Outbreak 2008

[RL3AO]

Possible damage in Minnesota tornado (local media).

[Bunkertor]

Ha - i live in Altona

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
448 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

MNC003-123-163-252200-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080525T2200Z/
ANOKA MN-WASHINGTON MN-RAMSEY MN-
448 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN ANOKA
COUNTIES...

AT 447 PM CDT... THE TORNADIC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BLAINE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

A TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LEXINGTON...NORTH OAKS...LINO
LAKES...HUGO...FOREST LAKE...CIRCLE PINES...CENTERVILLE AND BLAINE.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4516 9288 4515 9290 4514 9289 4505 9290
4513 9321 4518 9326 4527 9319 4529 9286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 274DEG 36KT 4519 9314

$$

RAH/TRH

[CrazyC83]

Coverage from the Twin Cities - http://wcco.com/

[btangy]

Looks like the supercell is cycling upwards and is really going gangbusters over the last few radar frames. Looks bad for Lino Lakes area.

[CrazyC83]

210
WWCN11 CWWG 252151
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:51 PM CDT SUNDAY 25 MAY 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA...

TORNADO WARNING FOR:
R.M. OF DE SALABERRY INCLUDING ST-PIERRE-JOLYS AND ST. MALO
R.M. OF FRANKLIN INCLUDING ROSEAU RIVER AND DOMINION CITY
R.M. OF MONTCALM INCLUDING EMERSON AND ST. JEAN BAPTISTE.

UPDATED INFORMATION..AT 440 PM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR
HIGHWAY 75 AND HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN MORRIS AND LETELLIER.
THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 KM/H AND WILL TRACK TOWARDS
DOMINION CITY WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 20 MINUTES.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS. TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN
MANITOBA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

[RL3AO]

KMSP (Twin Cities)

You can get your weather and NASCAR fix at the same time.

http://media.myfoxtwincities.com/livestream/web_channel/index.htm

[Cyclenall]

The Weather Network is reporting on the tornado now that is affecting southern Manitoba.

[btangy]

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
southeastern Anoka County in east central Minnesota...
northern Washington County in east central Minnesota...
extreme northeastern Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...

* until 530 PM CDT

* at 455 PM CDT... Doppler radar and trained spotteres indicated
a tornado near Lino Lakes... or about 7 miles east of Blaine.
Radar showed the tornadic storm ..and moving east at 35 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
Centerville...
Forest Lake...
Hugo...
Scandia...
Lino Lakes...

If you are caught outside... seek shelter in a nearby reinforced
building. As a last resort... seek shelter in a culvert... ditch or low
spot and cover your head with your hands.

Lat... Lon 4529 9277 4503 9281 4513 9317 4527 9315
time... Mot... loc 2156z 275deg 30kt 4518 9306


Rah/trh

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
458 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAC023-075-252230-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080525T2230Z/
BUTLER IA-GRUNDY IA-
458 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRUNDY AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 455 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARKERSBURG...OR 25 MILES WEST OF
WATERLOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW HARTFORD BY 510 PM CDT...
SHELL ROCK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARKSVILLE BY 515 PM CDT...

AT 452...A SPOTTER REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY D17 AND HIGHWAY 14.

MULTIPLE TORNADOES ARE FORMING EAST OF APLINGTON.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4249 9256 4247 9302 4267 9303 4287 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 244DEG 35KT 4260 9278

$$

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
502 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAC023-075-252230-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080525T2230Z/
BUTLER IA-GRUNDY IA-
502 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRUNDY AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 459 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARKERSBURG...OR 22 MILES WEST OF
WATERLOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW HARTFORD BY 510 PM CDT...
SHELL ROCK BY 520 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

A WEDGE TORDANO IS EAST OF PARKERSBURG...MOVING EAST.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4249 9256 4247 9302 4267 9303 4287 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 246DEG 29KT 4258 9274

$$

[CrazyC83]

954
WWCN11 CWWG 252201
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:01 PM CDT SUNDAY 25 MAY 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA...

TORNADO WATCH FOR:
=NEW= STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - DOMINION CITY - VITA - RICHER.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL..FLOODING RAIN..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
POWERFUL WINDS. USE THIS TIME TO SECURE OUTDOOR PROPERTY AND
TO ENSURE FAMILY MEMBERS AND CO-WORKERS ARE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD THE SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR
WEATHERADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH OR IF YOU FEEL THREATENED DO NOT
WAIT FOR WARNINGS TO TAKE ACTION..TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

SHOULD YOU SPOT A FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO... AND ONLY IF IT IS
SAFE TO DO SO...YOU CAN CALL 1-800-239-0484 TO REPORT YOUR
SIGHTING. PLEASE NOTE THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING
SEVERE WEATHER ONLY.

TORNADO WARNING FOR:
R.M. OF DE SALABERRY INCLUDING ST-PIERRE-JOLYS AND ST. MALO
R.M. OF FRANKLIN INCLUDING ROSEAU RIVER AND DOMINION CITY
R.M. OF MONTCALM INCLUDING EMERSON AND ST. JEAN BAPTISTE.

UPDATED INFORMATION..AT 450 PM RADAR DETECTED A TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORM 15 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MORRIS. A TORNADO WAS
REPORTED EARLIER NEAR HIGHWAY 75 AND HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN MORRIS
AND LETELLIER. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 KM/H AND WILL
TRACK TOWARDS DOMINION CITY AND GREEN RIDGE.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS. TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

NOTE..A SUMMARY OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN
MANITOBA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN11 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

[KWT]

Really active day from the looks of things so far!

000
WFUS53 KDMX 252205
TORDMX
IAC013-017-252300-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0014.080525T2204Z-080525T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
504 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
BREMER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF JANESVILLE...OR 19 MILES WEST OF
WATERLOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JANESVILLE BY 520 PM CDT...
WAVERLY BY 525 PM CDT...
DENVER BY 535 PM CDT...
READLYN AND TRIPOLI BY 545 PM CDT...
ORAN BY 555 PM CDT...
SUMNER BY 600 PM CDT...

THIS THUNDERSTROM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE TORNADOES IN THE
APLINGTON AREA. A LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED EAST OF APLINGTON.

THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN A
CAR...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4259 9209 4249 9256 4287 9256 4293 9209
4291 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 246DEG 29KT 4260 9265

$$

[wbug1]

Tornado warning about 30 km NNW of Borger, TX. Still 65-70 dbz on these cells.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
511 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAC023-075-252230-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080525T2230Z/
BUTLER IA-GRUNDY IA-
511 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRUNDY AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES...

AT 508 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HARTFORD...OR 17 MILES WEST OF
WATERLOO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTH OF SHELL ROCK BY 520 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!


A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4249 9256 4247 9302 4267 9303 4287 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 251DEG 30KT 4259 9264

$$

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1029
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0508 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...IOWA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 363...

VALID 252208Z - 252315Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 363 CONTINUES.

STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DMGG WINDS...AND TORNADOES
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS IOWA THIS EVENING.

STORM CLUSTER LOCATED IN NERN IOWA NEAR KCCY APPEARS TO HAVE
OVERCOME CIN ON 18Z DVN SOUNDING...AS LOW LEVEL ROTATION IS EVIDENT
ON RADAR. DESPITE VEERING OF SURFACE WINDS SEEN ON LATEST 2150Z
OBSERVATIONS AND STORM INTERFERENCE...THESE STORMS MAY STILL HAVE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS THE
WARM FRONT. SOUTHERN END STORM CURRENTLY LOCATED IN BUTLER COUNTY
LIKELY HAS BEST TORNADIC POTENTIAL AS IT DRAWS IN HIGHER THETA-E AIR
WITH LITTLE INTERFERENCE FROM STORMS TO THE N.

TO THE W...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING BEHIND THIS
CLUSTER ALONG WSWLY TO ENELY ORIENTED LINE OF CONVERGENCE. STORMS
WILL LIKELY RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

..HURLBUT.. 05/25/2008


ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...DMX...

41729155 41639359 42239500 43069447 43389244 43189170

[btangy]

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
southern Polk County in northwest Wisconsin...
northern St. Croix County in west central Wisconsin...

* until 600 PM CDT

* at 512 PM CDT... radar and trained spotteres were tracking a
severe storm with strong rotation. The most dangerous part of
the storm was 5 miles southwest of East Farmington... or about
7 miles northwest of Somerset... and moving east at 40 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
East Farmington...
Huntington...
Star Prairie...
Wanderoos...
Deronda...
Little Falls...
Deer Park...
Amery...
Cylon...
Clear Lake...
Forest...
Clayton...

This storm produced a tornado in Anoka County.

If you are caught outside... seek shelter in a nearby reinforced
building. As a last resort... seek shelter in a culvert... ditch or low
spot and cover your head with your hands.

Lat... Lon 4510 9216 4514 9274 4516 9274 4517 9276
4527 9276 4530 9276 4536 9217
time... Mot... loc 2213z 269deg 41kt 4520 9276


Rah/trh

[btangy]

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Black Hawk County in northeast Iowa...
this includes the city of Waterloo...
southern Bremer County in northeast Iowa...

* until 545 PM CDT.

* At 517 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
a large and extremely dangerous tornado 8 miles northwest of Cedar
Falls... or 13 miles northwest of Waterloo... moving east at 34 mph.

* The tornado will be near...
Cedar Falls and Janesville by 530 PM CDT...
Waterloo Airport by 535 PM CDT...
Waterloo and Denver by 540 PM CDT...


This Tornado Warning replaces the original Tornado Warning for
Bremer and Blackhawk counties.


This is a hazardous situation. Seek shelter in a basement... or in an
interior room. Stay away from windows. If you are outside or in a
car... seek shelter in a reinforced building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Sunday evening
for Iowa.

[CrazyC83]

This is blowing up really fast...

[RL3AO]

Possible tornado damage in Hugo, Minnesota. Ambulances dispatched. Multiple homes damaged.