Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 8:37 PM CDT for Becker County, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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 12, 2008, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 9:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Becker County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:44 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 Nw Two Inlets, MN | A TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR NEARLY 8 MILES TO AROUND 6 W LAKE GEORGE BY 9 PM CDT. THE TORNADO TRAVELLED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND CROSSED INTO CLEARWATER COUNTY ABOUT 7 NNW OF TWO INLETS BY 850 PM CDT. IT CONTINUED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST CLEARWATER COUN |
| Jun 12, 8:50 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 6 S Lake Itasca, MN | THIS TORNADO ORIGINATED IN BECKER COUNTY. IT TRAVELLED ABOUT 2 MILES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST CLEARWATER COUNTY TO AROUND 5 SSE OF LAKE ITASCA BY 854 PM CDT. FROM THERE IT CONTINUED INTO HUBBARD COUNTY. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN OR UPROOTED ALONG I |
| Jun 12, 8:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Wsw Lake George, MN | THIS TORNADO ORIGINATED IN BECKER COUNTY AND THEN CROSSED EXTREME SOUTHEAST CLEARWATER COUNTY BEFORE ENTERING HUBBARD COUNTY. IT TRAVELLED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 MILES INTO HUBBARD COUNTY BEFORE LIFTING ABOUT 6 W LAKE GEORGE BY 9 PM CDT. TOTAL TRACK LENGTH WAS NE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KFGF 130138
TORFGF
MNC005-029-057-130230-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0017.080613T0137Z-080613T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
837 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN BECKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BAD MEDICINE LAKE...OR 29 MILES NORTHEAST OF DETROIT
LAKES...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TWO INLETS AT 845 PM CDT...
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ITASCA AT 855 PM CDT...
LAKE GEORGE AT 910 PM CDT...
KABEKONA AT 920 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
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4722 9466 4694 9537 4711 9552 4741 9489
4741 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 236DEG 31KT 4707 9532
$$
JK/BH2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KFGF 130155
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
855 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MNC005-029-057-130230-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080613T0230Z/
HUBBARD MN-CLEARWATER MN-BECKER MN-
855 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BECKER...SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN HUBBARD
COUNTIES...
AT 850 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
7 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE ITASCA...OR 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEMIDJI...
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE GEORGE BY 905 PM CDT...
KABEKONA BY 910 PM CDT...
GUTHRIE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAPORTE BY 920 PM CDT...
NARY BY 925 PM CDT...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A STURDY BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4703 9520 4719 9532 4741 9489 4741 9467
4722 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 236DEG 35KT 4718 9512
$$
JK/BH000
WWUS53 KFGF 130210
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
911 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MNC005-029-057-130221-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080613T0230Z/
HUBBARD MN-CLEARWATER MN-BECKER MN-
911 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BECKER...SOUTHEASTERN
CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN HUBBARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 911 PM CDT...THE TORNADO HAS DISSIPATED IN NORTHERN HUBBARD...
SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER AND NORTHEASTERN BECKER COUNTIES. SO THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4703 9520 4719 9532 4741 9489 4741 9467
4722 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 236DEG 35KT 4727 9493
$$
PJS/PRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Wadena | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen, Polk | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 16 min |
| Jun 12, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 65 min |
| Jun 12, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 29 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.