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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 24, 2007Roseau County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2007, 9:44 PM CDT for Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 24, 2007, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2007, 10:35 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Roseau County, MN

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 9:59 PM CDTTORNADO 05 Ene Salol, MNBRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR THE TIMBERLINE TRAILER COURT ON HWY 11. A FEW LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN OFF. DAMAGE INDICATED PEAK WINDS AROUND 70 MPH.
Jun 24, 10:07 PM CDTHAIL 17 W Warroad, MNWALL CLOUD ALSO REPORTED.
Jun 24, 10:16 PM CDTHAIL 0.889 W Warroad, MNDIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
Jun 24, 10:21 PM CDTHAIL 16 W Warroad, MN

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

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 00:00Z on 2007-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1357 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2007-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1357 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KFGF 250245
TORFGF
MNC135-250345-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0019.070625T0244Z-070625T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
944 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROSEAU...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 941 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER ROSEAU...  
  MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF   
  PRODUCING TORNADOES. AT 942 PM A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED   
  OVER ROSEAU.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SALOL AT 955 PM CDT...
  WARROAD AT 1015 PM CDT...
  6 MILES NORTH OF SWIFT AT 1020 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$

DK/AYD
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 250256
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
954 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

MNC135-250345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070625T0345Z/
ROSEAU MN-
954 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY...

AT 953 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD 1 MILE EAST 
AND 2 AND A HALF MILES SOUTH OF ROSEAU. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 
MILES WEST OF SALOL...OR 5 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO THE EAST 
AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WARROAD BY 1015 PM CDT...
  6 MILES NORTH OF SWIFT BY 1020 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$

DK/AYD
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 250303 CCA
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
956 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

MNC135-250345-
/O.COR.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070625T0345Z/
ROSEAU MN-
956 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY...

AT 953 PM CDT...STRONG ROTATION WAS REPORTED NEAR SALOL. THE TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO THE EAST...NORTHEAST 
AT 30 MPH. PERSONS ON HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN ROSEAU AND WARROAD SHOULD 
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WARROAD BY 1020 PM CDT...
  7 MILES NORTH OF SWIFT BY 1025 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$
DK
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 250312
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

MNC135-250345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070625T0345Z/
ROSEAU MN-
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY...

AT 1007 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD AND QUARTER 
SIZE HAIL SEVEN MILES WEST OF WARROAD. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 
MILES EAST OF SALOL...OR 11 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO THE 
EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WARROAD BY 1025 PM CDT...
  SWIFT BY 1025 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$

DK/AYD
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 250322
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1021 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

MNC135-250345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070625T0345Z/
ROSEAU MN-
1021 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY...

AT 1021 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 6 MILES 
WEST OF WARROAD. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
WARROAD...OR 19 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$

DK/AYD
000 
WWUS53 KFGF 250335
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1034 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

MNC135-250344-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070625T0345Z/
ROSEAU MN-
1034 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROSEAU COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR SWIFT...OR 25 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SEVERE. SO
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LAT...LON 4892 9589 4874 9583 4879 9520 4883 9511
      4887 9529 4899 9537

$$
DK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFKittson, Roseau62 min
Jun 24, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFRoseau65 min
Jun 24, 9:51 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFLake of the Woods54 min
Jun 25, 12:21 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFRoseau54 min
Jun 25, 12:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFKittson, Roseau49 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.