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Tornado Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Fri 07/18/2025 08:43 PM EDT

End Time

Fri 07/18/2025 09:30 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

2 mi NE of Hanley Falls, MN

Storm Motion

Moving E at 28 mph

Impacts

High impact

Tornadoradar indicated
Max hail size1.00 in

Locations Affected

Echo, MN ∙ Wood Lake, MN ∙ Granite Falls Municipal Airport Lenzen Roe Memorial Field, MN ∙ Hanley Falls, MN ∙ Belview, MN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 743 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Western Renville County in central Minnesota... North Central Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota... East Central Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Hanley Falls, or 19 miles south of Montevideo, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 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. * Locations impacted include... Wood Lake, Hanley Falls, Echo, Belview, Upper Sioux Agency State Park and Granite Falls Airport. 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. && LAT...LON 4467 9566 4475 9564 4476 9549 4475 9549 4475 9548 4476 9548 4478 9528 4456 9531 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 270DEG 24KT 4470 9559 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN