Tornado Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Issued

Jul 27, 1993, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)

Expired

Jul 27, 1993, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Grand Forks, ND

Area

Whole counties

Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN

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TTAA00 KFAR 272053
TORFAR
MNC069-089-272200-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
353 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF MINNESOTA
      SOUTHERN KITTSON...NORTHWEST MARSHALL

AT 345 PM CDT...FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SIGHTED IN WALSH COUNTY OF
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WITH A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN AT MINTO...NORTH OF
GRAND FORKS.  RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST
MARSHALL AND SOUTHEAST KITTSON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS IN
A BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND SHELTER IN A CENTRAL INTERIOR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...
PILhLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD.
AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED
BUILDING.

ARMSTRONG

In the hours before

NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013-272045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR COLD AIR FUNNELS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
245 PM CDT TUE JULY 27 1993

...COLD AIR FUNNELS REPORTED OVER JUST NORTHWEST OF LAKOTA IN NELSON
COUNTY AND IN THE MCCANNA AREA OF WESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY...

AT 230 PM CDT  REPORTS OF COLD AIR FUNNELS WERE RECEIVED AT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN FARGO NORTH DAKOTA.  THESE COLD
AIR FUNNELS WERE REPORTED BY THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING THESE COLD AIR FUNNELS AND WARNINGS WILL
BE ISSUED IF NECESSARY.

COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS
ARE THE TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD THAT PRODUCES A TORNADO.  COLD AIR
FUNNELS ARE FORMED BY THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WHEN UNIQUE
METEOROLOGICAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE MET.
BENNETT

STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
340 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 1993

TIME      EVENT
335PM     TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST EAST OF MINTO ND...ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH
OF GRAND FORKS. REPORTED BY WALSH COUNPTY SHERIFF.  NO DAMAGE ESTIMATE
REPORTED.
BENNETT

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