Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 56, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 2:42 PM CDT for Becker County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 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, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2005, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 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), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 270 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
- 315 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KFGF 261942
TORFGF
MNC005-111-262045-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0056.050626T1942Z-050626T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
242 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BECKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DETROIT LAKES
NORTHERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 238 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERGAS...OR
8 MILES SOUTH OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
FRAZEE AT 255 PM
EVERGREEN AT 325 PM
6 MILES NORTH OF BUTLER AT 330 PM
WOLF LAKE AT 335 PM
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 9611 4650 9610 4655 9534 4698 9535
4697 9610
$$
JDS/DM5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KFGF 261950
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
250 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
MNC005-111-262045-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050626T2045Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
250 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN OTTER
TAIL AND CENTRAL BECKER COUNTIES...
AT 247 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
WEST OF FRAZEE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRAZEE BY 255 PM CDT...
EVERGREEN BY 320 PM CDT...
WOLF LAKE BY 330 PM CDT...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT.
GET UNDER A STAIRWAY OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4662 9611 4650 9610 4655 9534 4698 9535
4697 9610
$$
JDS/DM000
WWUS53 KFGF 262003
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
MNC005-111-262045-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050626T2045Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
OTTER TAIL AND EASTERN BECKER COUNTIES...
AT 258 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES
EAST OF FRAZEE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EVERGREEN BY 320 PM CDT...
WOLF LAKE BY 330 PM CDT...
MIDWAY BY 335 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 4703 9588 4661 9588 4666 9518 4679 9518
4692 9518 4707 9519
$$
JDS/DM000
WWUS53 KFGF 262020
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
320 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
MNC005-111-262045-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050626T2045Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
320 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
OTTER TAIL AND EASTERN BECKER COUNTIES...
AT 319 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES
NORTHEAST OF EVERGREEN...OR 21 MILES EAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WOLF LAKE BY 325 PM CDT...
MIDWAY AND 8 MILES NORTH OF HILLVIEW BY 330 PM CDT...
8 MILES SOUTH OF OSAGE BY 335 PM CDT...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT.
GET UNDER A STAIRWAY OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4707 9565 4664 9565 4664 9517 4679 9518
4692 9518 4712 9519
$$
JDS/DM000
WWUS53 KFGF 262029
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
329 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
MNC005-111-262045-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050626T2045Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
329 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL AND EASTERN BECKER COUNTIES...
AT 324 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MIDWAY...OR 26 MILES EAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
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 4711 9554 4666 9554 4668 9517 4679 9518
4692 9518 4712 9519
$$
JDS/DM000
WWUS53 KFGF 262044
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
344 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
MNC005-111-262054-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050626T2045Z/
BECKER MN-OTTER TAIL MN-
344 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL AND
EASTERN BECKER COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 345 PM CDT...
AT 344 PM CDT...THE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF EASTERN BECKER AND
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL COUNTIES. SO THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4711 9554 4666 9554 4668 9517 4679 9518
4692 9518 4712 9519
$$
JDS/DMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 2:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Becker | 16 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 4:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 15 hr |
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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.