Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2006, 7:04 PM CDT for Cass County, Ransom County, Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 56 min. 4 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
- Aug 5, 2006, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:10 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 9 E Sheldon, ND | A WEAK TORNADO TRACKED EAST BY SOUTHEAST INTO RICHLAND COUNTY ABOUT 10E OF SHELDON AROUND 713 PM CDT. THE TORNADO TORE DOWN NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG THE WAY AND ENDED ABOUT 6W OF BARRIE AROUND 718 PM CDT. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 65 MPH. |
| Aug 5, 7:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Wnw Barrie, ND | |
| Aug 5, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 Wsw Barrie, ND | |
| Aug 5, 7:33 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 E Leonard, ND | A WEAK TORNADO TRACKED SOUTHEAST AND CROSSED INTO RICHLAND COUNTY AROUND 3ESE OF LEONARD BY 735 PM CDT. THE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN OR UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG THE TRACK AND APPEARS TO HAVE LIFTED ABOUT 2N OF BARRIE BY 741 PM CDT. PEAK WINDS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 3206 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFGF 060004 TORFGF NDC017-073-077-060100- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0033.060806T0004Z-060806T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 704 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 702 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEONARD...OR 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LEONARD AT 715 PM CDT BARRIE AT 750 PM CDT KINDRED AT 800 PM CDT IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4671 9743 4653 9743 4649 9688 4676 9689 $$ HOPPES
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFGF 060017 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 717 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NDC017-073-077-060100- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-060806T0100Z/ RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-CASS ND- 717 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CASS...NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 713 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LEONARD...OR 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BARRIE BY 750 PM CDT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINDRED AND 8 MILES WEST OF WALCOTT BY 800 PM CDT DO NOT OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR CAR. LEAVE YOUR CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING OR SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4668 9743 4650 9742 4649 9688 4672 9690 $$ HOPPES
000 WWUS53 KFGF 060029 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 727 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NDC017-073-077-060100- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-060806T0100Z/ RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-CASS ND- 727 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 724 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF BARRIE...OR 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. BASEBALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED 6 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF LEONARD AT 725 PM CDT. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BARRIE BY 745 PM CDT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINDRED...7 MILES WEST OF WALCOTT AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF DAVENPORT BY 800 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4668 9743 4650 9742 4649 9688 4672 9690 $$ 55
000 WWUS53 KFGF 060051 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 751 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NDC017-073-077-060100- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-060806T0100Z/ RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-CASS ND- 751 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CASS...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 749 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALCOTT...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAHPETON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CHRISTINE BY 800 PM CDT IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE THEN SEEK SHELTER IN AN INNERMOST ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS AND PROTECT YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4668 9743 4645 9742 4644 9675 4669 9681 $$ HOPPES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 61 min |
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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.