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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2007, 7:54 PM CDT for Kittson County, Marshall County, Minnesota. It was in force for 66 min. 6 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 26, 2007, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 8:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 W Donaldson, MN | REPORTED BY MNDOT RWIS |
| Aug 26, 8:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65.5 | 8 Ene Stephen, MN | MEASURED 65.5 MPH WINDS BY NDAWN WIND SENSOR. |
| Aug 26, 8:43 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 Wsw Florian, MN | TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 3 MILES TO ABOUT 1.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLORIAN BY 849 PM CDT. THE TORNADO JUST BRUSHED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MARSHALL COUNTY PARK. IT THEN TOOK THE ROOF OFF AND OLD GRANARY AND BLEW DOWN ANOTHER OLD BUILDING AT A VACANT FARMSITE AB |
| Aug 26, 8:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 18 N Warren, MN | APPROXIMATELY 6 WEST OF FLORIAN |
| Aug 26, 8:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 W Florian, MN | |
| Aug 26, 9:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Florian, MN | ROOF OFF HOUSE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON FARMSTEAD. |
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 26, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 260 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
- 1237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFGF 270055 TORFGF MNC069-089-270200- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0038.070827T0054Z-070827T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 754 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 754 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A CONFIRMED TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF NASH NORTH DAKOTA IN WALSH COUNTY AT 745 PM CDT. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DONALDSON AT 820 PM CDT... ENGLUND AT 835 PM CDT... 5 MILES SOUTH OF HALMA AT 840 PM CDT... KARLSTAD AT 845 PM CDT... 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 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4858 9712 4835 9710 4840 9640 4872 9644 $$ DK/CS
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFGF 270118 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 818 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 MNC069-089-270200- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070827T0200Z/ KITTSON MN-MARSHALL MN- 818 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KITTSON AND NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES... AT 818 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF STEPHEN...OR 20 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DONALDSON BY 825 PM CDT... ENGLUND AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLORIAN BY 835 PM CDT... HALMA BY 845 PM CDT... KARLSTAD AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRANDQUIST BY 850 PM CDT... THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4858 9712 4835 9710 4840 9640 4872 9644 $$ DK/CS
000 WWUS53 KFGF 270125 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 825 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 MNC069-089-270200- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070827T0200Z/ KITTSON MN-MARSHALL MN- 825 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KITTSON AND NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES... AT 825 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STEPHEN...OR 23 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ENGLUND AND FLORIAN BY 835 PM CDT... STRANDQUIST AND KARLSTAD BY 845 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4858 9712 4835 9710 4840 9640 4872 9644 $$ DK/CS
000 WWUS53 KFGF 270131 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 830 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 MNC069-089-270200- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070827T0200Z/ KITTSON MN-MARSHALL MN- 830 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KITTSON AND NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES... AT 830 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STEPHEN...OR 25 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN AND NEAR STEPHEN NEED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ENGLUND AND FLORIAN BY 845 PM CDT... STRANDQUIST AND KARLSTAD BY 900 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4858 9712 4835 9710 4840 9640 4872 9644 $$ DK/CS
000 WWUS53 KFGF 270145 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 844 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 MNC069-089-270200- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070827T0200Z/ KITTSON MN-MARSHALL MN- 844 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KITTSON AND NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTIES... AT 844 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF FLORIAN...OR 32 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STRANDQUIST AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF KARLSTAD BY 855 PM CDT... 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 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4860 9705 4836 9689 4840 9640 4872 9644 $$ DK/CS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 66 min |
| Aug 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Marshall | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 64 min |
| Aug 26, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Polk | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Marshall | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pennington, Red Lake | 56 min |
| Aug 26, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 55 min |
| Aug 26, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 51 min |
| Aug 26, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant | 39 min |
| Aug 27, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena | 50 min |
| Aug 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 30 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.