Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 1994, 11:08 PM CDT for Kittson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 1994, 11:08 PM CDT (04:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 1994, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kittson County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 257 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1060 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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MNC069-070515-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1108 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF MINNESOTA
KITTSON
AT 1100 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE
MINNESOTA/CANADIAN BORDER 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF THIEF RIVER FALLS
OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANCASTER MINNESOTA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME TOWNS IN THE WARNING AREA
INCLUDE LANCASTER...LAKE BRONSON AND KARLSTAD.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
IF YOU SPOT A FUNNEL OR A TORNADO YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS.
VOELKERWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 730 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA... AT 725 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF LANGDON IN CENTRAL CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS STORM PRODUCED SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST CAVALIER COUNTY SINCE 7PM CDT. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST IN CANADA WILL LIKELY FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK AND MOVE ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY THROUGH 830PM. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 730 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA... AT 725 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF LANGDON IN CENTRAL CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS STORM PRODUCED SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST CAVALIER COUNTY SINCE 7PM CDT. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST IN CANADA WILL LIKELY FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK AND MOVE ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY THROUGH 830PM. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YO~U ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 835 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA... AT 829 PM CDT A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF MUNICH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO RAMSEY COUNTY BY 9PM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST IN TOWNER COUNTY WILL LIKELY FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK AND MOVE ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY THROUGH 930PM. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF GRAND FORKS NORTH DAKOTA ALONG THE PEMBINA/WALSH COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER AS THEY COME YOUR WAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 835 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA... AT 829 PM CDT A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF MUNICH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO RAMSEY COUNTY BY 9PM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST IN TOWNER COUNTY WILL LIKELY FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK AND MOVE ACROSS CAVALIER COUNTY THROUGH 930PM. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF GRAND FORKS NORTH DAKOTA ALONG THE PEMBINA/WALSH COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER AS THEY COME YOUR WAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 9:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 935 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 929 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STARKWEATHER IN NORTHERN RAMSEY COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA..ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF DEVILS LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST OF DEVILS LAKE BY 1030PM. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS TOWNER AND SOUTHEAST CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER AS THEY COME YOUR WAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-070340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 935 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 929 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STARKWEATHER IN NORTHERN RAMSEY COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA..ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF DEVILS LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST OF DEVILS LAKE BY 1030PM. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS TOWNER AND SOUTHEAST CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS..BE READY TO GO TO SAFE SHELTER AS THEY COME YOUR WAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR jFURTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 58 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.