Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 1994, 5:39 AM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 1994, 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 1994, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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 KINL 151039 RRA SVRINL MNC077-135-151130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 539 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ...NORTHERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ...NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY AT 530 AM RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARROAD. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO THE TOWN OF WARROAD BY 6 AM THIS THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL THEN MOVE OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS AND AFFECT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE BY 7 AM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND 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. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NNNN
What 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 15, 12:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-150640- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 1240 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 1225 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... CONTINUED OVER NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 50 MILE WIDE BAND FROM 20 MILES EAST OF DEVILS LAKE TO THE MINNESOTA/CANADA BORDER NEAR BAUDETTE AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 15 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF THIEF RIVER FALLS MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE RIVER...ROSEAU AND WARROAD AREAS BY 130 AM CDT. . ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Sep 15, 3:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-150940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 340 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 330 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND FROM 20 MILES WEST OF DEVILS LAKE SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NEAR ABERDEEN. STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN NEAR PETTIBONE...GACKLE AND KULM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JAMESTOWN... EDGELEY AND LA MOURE AREAS BY 430 AM CDT. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. ALSO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST TO 20 MILES NORTH OF THIEF RIVER FALLS AND ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN BAUDETTE AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Sep 15, 3:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-150940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 340 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 330 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND FROM 20 MILES WEST OF DEVILS LAKE SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NEAR ABERDEEN. STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN NEAR PETTIBONE...GACKLE AND KULM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JAMESTOWN... EDGELEY AND LA MOURE AREAS BY 430 AM CDT. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. ALSO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST TO 20 MILES NORTH OF THIEF RIVER FALLS AND ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN BAUDETTE AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Sep 15, 4:40 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-151040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 440 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 430 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 50 MILE WIDE BAND FROM THE DEVILS LAKE AREA SOUTH THROUGH JAMESTOWN TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF JAMESTOWN AND 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LITCHVILLE...VALLEY CITY AND TOWER CITY AREAS BY 530 AM CDT. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. ANOTHER ISLOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...35 MILES NORTHEAST OF THIEF RIVER FALLS OR JUST SOUTH OF WANNASKA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WARROAD AREA AROUND 530 AM CDT. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Sep 15, 4:44 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-151040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 440 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 430 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 50 MILE WIDE BAND FROM THE DEVILS LAKE AREA SOUTH THROUGH JAMESTOWN TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF JAMESTOWN AND 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LITCHVILLE...VALLEY CITY AND TOWER CITY AREAS BY 530 AM CDT. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. ANOTHER ISLOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...35 MILES NORTHEAST OF THIEF RIVER FALLS OR JUST SOUTH OF WANNASKA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WARROAD AREA AROUND 530 AM CDT. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...S MALL HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Sep 15, 4:48 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-151040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 440 AM CDT THU SEP 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 430 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY IN A 50 MILE WIDE BAND FROM THE DEVILS LAKE AREA SOUTH THROUGH JAMESTOWN TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF JAMESTOWN AND 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LITCHVILLE...VALLEY CITY AND TOWER CITY AREAS BY 530 AM CDT. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. ANOTHER ISLOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...35 MILES NORTHEAST OF THIEF RIVER FALLS OR JUST SOUTH OF WANNASKA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WARROAD AREA AROUND 530 AM CDT. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. VOELKER
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.