Tornado Warning 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Issued

Jul 27, 1993, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)

Expired

Jul 27, 1993, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

64 min

Issued by

NWS Grand Forks, ND

Area

Whole counties

County Roseau County, MN

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN
456 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM CDT
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA

   ...WESTERN ROSEAU COUNTY

AT 450 PM CDT A RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SEVERAL REPORTS
OF TORNADOS IN NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY OR 46 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
WARROAD. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH INTO WESTERN ROSEAU
COUNTY.

THE TOWNS OF GREENBUSH...STRATHCONA...BADGER...HAUG AND ROSEAU.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.



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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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