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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 23, 2005Cavalier County, Pembina County, Walsh County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2005, 2:58 PM CDT for Cavalier County, Pembina County, Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 62 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2005, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2005, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 23, 3:43 PM CDT	TORNADO	Walhalla, ND
Jun 23, 4:01 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Hamilton, ND
Jun 23, 4:01 PM CDT	TORNADO	Hamilton, ND	TORNADO REPORTED IN THE AIR NEAR HAMILTON

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 23, 2:25 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 299 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1519 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -405 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KFGF 231958
TORFGF
NDC019-067-099-232100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0034.050623T1958Z-050623T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
258 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CAVALIER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
  NORTHWESTERN PEMBINA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
  NORTHWESTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 254 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRDALE...
  OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANGDON...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MILTON AND UNION AT 310 PM
  GARDAR AT 315 PM
  MOUNTAIN AT 320 PM
  AKRA AND HENSEL AT 335 PM

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A STURDY BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4869 9835 4836 9819 4880 9733 4897 9768
      4898 9800

$$

DK/JDS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KFGF 232017
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
317 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

NDC019-067-099-232100-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050623T2100Z/
CAVALIER ND-PEMBINA ND-WALSH ND-
317 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
WALSH...PEMBINA AND EASTERN CAVALIER COUNTIES...

AT 315 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF UNION...OR 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANGDON...MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GARDAR BY 330 PM CDT...
  MOUNTAIN BY 335 PM CDT...
  HENSEL BY 345 PM CDT...
  AKRA BY 350 PM CDT...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A STURDY BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4868 9830 4837 9805 4880 9733 4897 9768
      4898 9800

$$

DK/JDS

000 
WWUS53 KFGF 232032
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
332 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

NDC019-067-099-232100-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050623T2100Z/
CAVALIER ND-PEMBINA ND-WALSH ND-
332 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL WALSH...PEMBINA AND EASTERN CAVALIER COUNTIES...

AT 331 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
CAVALIER...OR 29 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A STURDY BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4873 9811 4846 9789 4880 9733 4897 9768
      4898 9800

$$

DK/JDS

000 
WWUS53 KFGF 232047
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
347 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

NDC019-067-099-232100-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050623T2100Z/
CAVALIER ND-PEMBINA ND-WALSH ND-
347 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL WALSH...PEMBINA AND EASTERN CAVALIER COUNTIES...

AT 344 PM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR WALHALLA AT 
340 PM CDT...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A STURDY BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4873 9811 4846 9789 4880 9733 4897 9768
      4898 9800

$$

DK/JDS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Ramsey	58 min
Jun 23, 2:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy	50 min
Jun 23, 2:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Ramsey	53 min
Jun 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Nelson	60 min
Jun 23, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Towner	43 min
Jun 23, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Towner	41 min
Jun 23, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Ramsey	62 min
Jun 23, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele	56 min
Jun 23, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Nelson	48 min
Jun 23, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh	60 min
Jun 23, 4:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Griggs, Steele	66 min
Jun 23, 4:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Pembina	5 hr
Jun 23, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cass, Traill	65 min
Jun 23, 5:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks	60 min
Jun 23, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Steele	11 min
Jun 23, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Traill	52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.