Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 27, 1994, 8:58 AM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1994, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1994, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 9:12 AM CDT | Tornado F0 | Lake Of Woods, MN | Reports from resort operators of a tornado west of Long Point on the south shore of Lake of the Woods. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 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
- 1524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 471 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KINL 271358 RRA TORINL MNC077-135-271445- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 858 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ...LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ...NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY AT 850 AM CDT...THE SHERIFF`S OFFICE IN ROSEAU COUNTY REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER JUST NORTH OF PINE CREEK... WHICH IS 28 MILES WEST OF WARROAD. THIS TORNADO HAD PRODUCED SOME DAMAGE AT AN AIRPORT IN PINEY...WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF PINE CREEK. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT WARROAD...LONGWORTH...SALOL...SWIFT IN ROSEAU COUNTY...AND WILLIAMS AND ROOSEVELT IN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. PACKINGHAM &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 27, 5:25 AM CDT, 3 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>041-047-271130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 525 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 AM CDT... AT 520 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PEMBINA AND EASTERN WALSH COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO THE COUNTIES OF KITTSON AND WESTERN MARSHALL BY 530 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED HIGH WIND...VERY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING IN CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. SPIES
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-271130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 525 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 AM CDT... AT 520 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PEMBINA AND EASTERN WALSH COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO THE COUNTIES OF KITTSON AND WESTERN MARSHALL BY 530 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED HIGH WIND...VERY HEAVY RAIN..."LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING IN CAVALIER COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. SPIES
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-271330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 750 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL UNTIL 1 PM CDT... AT 725 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...WERE MOVING ACROSS BELTRAMI COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST TO 10 MILES EAST OF BEMIDJI MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE RED LAKE AREA AND NEAR THE CITIES OF RED LAKE AND BLACKDUCK BY 830 AM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND...VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-271330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 750 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL UNTIL 1 PM CDT... AT 725 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...WERE MOVING ACROSS BELTRAMI COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST TO 10 MILES EAST OF BEMIDJI MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE RED LAKE AREA AND NEAR THE CITIES OF RED LAKE AND BLACKDUCK BY 830 AM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND...VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:45 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-271430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 845 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL UNTIL 1 PM CDT... AT 830 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEMIDJI NEAR NORTHHOME. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM THIS STORM AT NORTHHOME. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM THE DETROIT LAKES AREA EAST TO NEAR PERHAM. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION THE NEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSE A THREAT TO PERSONS IN THE LAKES AREA OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS. VOELKER
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:50 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038-039-048-049-051>053-MNZ001>004- 007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-039>041-047-271430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 845 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL UNTIL 1 PM CDT... AT 830 AM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE STRONG...CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEMIDJI NEAR NORTHHOME. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM THIS STORM AT NORTHHOME. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM THE DETROIT LAKES AREA EAST TO NEAR PERHAM. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION THE NEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSE A THREAT TO PERSONS IN THE LAKES AREA OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS. VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 59 min |
| Aug 27, 6:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Koochiching | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Koochiching | 65 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.