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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 26, 2005Becker County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 1:48 PM CDT for Becker County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2005, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2005, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Becker County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 265 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2005-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1899 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2005-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1899 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KFGF 261848
TORFGF
MNC005-111-261945-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0055.050626T1848Z-050626T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
148 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BECKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DETROIT LAKES
  NORTHWESTERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 146 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWNDALE...
  OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF FERGUS FALLS...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT
  25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PELICAN RAPIDS AT 200 PM
  CORMORANT AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNVILLA AT 215 PM
  SHOREHAM AT 230 PM
  DETROIT LAKES AT 245 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 SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4662 9627 4646 9626 4645 9560 4682 9558
      4682 9616 4662 9616

$$

JDS/DM
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 261904
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
204 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

MNC005-111-261945-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-050626T1945Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
204 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
OTTER TAIL AND SOUTHWESTERN BECKER COUNTIES...

AT 159 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ROLLAG...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CORMORANT AND DUNVILLA BY 210 PM CDT...
  SHOREHAM BY 225 PM CDT...
  DETROIT LAKES BY 235 PM CDT...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT.
GET UNDER A STAIRWAY OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.

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

LAT...LON 4662 9627 4646 9626 4645 9560 4687 9558
      4687 9616 4662 9616

$$

JDS/DM
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 261914
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
214 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

MNC005-111-261945-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-050626T1945Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
214 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
OTTER TAIL AND SOUTHWESTERN BECKER COUNTIES...

AT 212 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
WEST OF DUNVILLA...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHOREHAM BY 235 PM CDT...
  8 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERGAS AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUDUBON BY 240
  PM CDT...
  DETROIT LAKES AND 8 MILES WEST OF FRAZEE BY 245 PM CDT...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT.
GET UNDER A STAIRWAY OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.

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

LAT...LON 4662 9621 4650 9620 4650 9552 4687 9552
      4687 9616 4662 9616

$$

JDS/DM
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 261928
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
227 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

MNC005-111-261945-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-050626T1945Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
227 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
OTTER TAIL AND SOUTHWESTERN BECKER COUNTIES...

AT 225 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUNVILLA...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DETROIT 
LAKES...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. SPOTTER REPORTS PEA SIZED HAIL 
NEAR DETROIT LAKES AT ABOUT 220 PM CDT.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHOREHAM BY 235 PM CDT...
  VERGAS BY 240 PM CDT...
  FRAZEE...7 MILES SOUTH OF DETROIT LAKES AND 9 MILES NORTH OF BIG
  MCDONALD LAKE BY 245 PM CDT...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT.
GET UNDER A STAIRWAY OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.

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

LAT...LON 4662 9621 4650 9620 4650 9552 4687 9552
      4687 9616 4662 9616

$$

JDS/DM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 1:33 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFClay, Wilkin57 min
Jun 26, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBecker, Otter Tail63 min
Jun 26, 2:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFBecker16 hr
Jun 26, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFHubbard, Wadena56 min
Jun 26, 4:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFHubbard15 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.