Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 1994, 6:17 PM CDT for Becker County, Minnesota. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 1994, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 1994, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Becker County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS1 KFAR 122317 RRA
SVRFAR
MNC005-130015-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
617 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF MINNESOTA
BECKER
AT 605 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE
PARK IN BECKER COUNTY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN
RECEIVED WITH THIS STORM. SOMEA CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
ARE DETROIT LAKES AND FRAZEE.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
JEURISENWhat 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, Sep 12, 2:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 235 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION... AT 225 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA...OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN NORTH DAKOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF MCHENRY ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...JUST NORTHEAST OF PETTIBONE ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN. IN MINNESOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 25-30 MILES EAST OF BEMIDJI..JUST EAST OF FERGUS FALLS AND HALFWAY BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND ST. CLOUD. ALL OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP AND PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 2:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 235 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION... AT 225 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA...OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN NORTH DAKOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF MCHENRY ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...JUST NORTHEAST OF PETTIBONE ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN. IN MINNESOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 25-30 MILES EAST OF BEMIDJI..JUST EAST OF FERGUS FALLS AND HALFWAY BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND ST. CLOUD. ALL OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP AND PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF pTHESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. BENNETT
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 3:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 335 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION... AT 325 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN NORTH DAKOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST BARNES AND SOUTHWEST GRIGGS COUNTY...30 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN AND IN WESTERN STEELE COUNTY 25 MILES NORTH OF VALLEY CITY. IN MINNESOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHEAST FARGO...IN SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ALL THESE STORM ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. HW
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 335 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION... AT 325 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN NORTH DAKOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST BARNES AND SOUTHWEST GRIGGS COUNTY...30 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN AND IN WESTERN STEELE COUNTY 25 MILES NORTH OF VALLEY CITY. IN MINNESOTA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHEAST FARGO...IN SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ALL THESE STORM ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. HW
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 440 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 425 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO. THIS STORM COVERED PARTS OF NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHEAST STEELE COUNTIES. THE STORM WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND URBAN STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA NORTH OF I-94 AND A LARGE PART OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ALL THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. HW
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-122245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 440 PM CDT MON SEP 12 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 425 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO. THIS STORM COVERED PARTS OF NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHEAST STEELE COUNTIES. THE STORM WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND URBAN STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA NORTH OF I-94 AND A LARGE PART OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ALL THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOVEMENT WAS EASTERLY AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO MOVE TO SAFEH SHELTER..IF THE NEED ARISES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THESE STORMS. HW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 11:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 69 min |
| Sep 12, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Douglas, Grant | 39 min |
| Sep 12, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Mahnomen, Norman | 60 min |
Nearby
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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.