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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 26, 2005Hubbard County, Wadena County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 3:34 PM CDT for Hubbard County, Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 56 min. 2 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 26, 2005, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hubbard County, MN, Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 3:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGPark Rapids, MNLARGE BRANCHES DOWN. WIND GUST TO 51 MPH AT PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT AT 346 PM.
Jun 26, 3:45 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPark Rapids, MNLARGE BRANCHES DOWN. WIND GUST TO 51 MPH AT PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT AT 346 PM.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1345 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KFGF 262034
TORFGF
MNC057-159-262130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0057.050626T2034Z-050626T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHERN WADENA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 329 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MIDWAY...OR
  29 MILES EAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  HUBBARD AND PARK RAPIDS AT 340 PM
  DORSET AND 7 MILES NORTH OF HUNTERSVILLE AT 345 PM
  BADOURA AND NEVIS AT 355 PM
  CHAMBERLAIN AND AKELEY AT 400 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 4730 9515 4675 9516 4675 9480 4681 9481
      4681 9468 4730 9468

$$

JDS/DM
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 262048
SVSFGF

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

MNC057-159-262130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050626T2130Z/
HUBBARD MN-WADENA MN-
348 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN WADENA
AND HUBBARD COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PARK RAPIDS...OR 36 MILES EAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DORSET BY 400 PM CDT...
  NEVIS BY 405 PM CDT...
  CHAMBERLAIN BY 415 PM CDT...
  AKELEY BY 420 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 4730 9515 4675 9516 4675 9480 4681 9481
      4681 9468 4730 9468

$$

JDS/DM
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 262106
SVSFGF

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

MNC057-159-262130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050626T2130Z/
HUBBARD MN-WADENA MN-
406 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
WADENA AND HUBBARD COUNTIES...

AT 401 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DORSET...OR 40 MILES SOUTH OF BEMIDJI...MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHAMBERLAIN BY 415 PM CDT...
  AKELEY BY 420 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 4739 9511 4674 9510 4675 9480 4681 9480
      4681 9468 4739 9468

$$

JDS/DM
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 262127
SVSFGF

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

MNC057-159-262136-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050626T2130Z/
HUBBARD MN-WADENA MN-
426 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WADENA AND HUBBARD COUNTIES
EXPIRED AT 430 PM CDT...

AT 426 PM CDT...THE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF HUBBARD AND NORTHEASTERN
WADENA COUNTIES. SO THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT.

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

LAT...LON 4739 9511 4674 9510 4675 9480 4681 9480
      4681 9468 4739 9468

$$

JDS

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, 1:48 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBecker, Otter Tail57 min
Jun 26, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBecker, Otter Tail63 min
Jun 26, 2:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFBecker16 hr
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.