Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT for Walsh County, North Dakota; Marshall County, Minnesota. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 7, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Marshall County, MN, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:00 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 N Oakwood, ND |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 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 072326 TORFGF MNC089-NDC099-080030- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0030.080707T2326Z-080708T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 626 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRAFTON... WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARK RIVER...OR 15 MILES WEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 36 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VESELEYVILLE AT 635 PM CDT... GRAFTON AT 645 PM CDT... MINTO AT 650 PM CDT... OAKWOOD AT 655 PM CDT... INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 177 AROUND 700 PM CDT... AND MILE MARKER 176 AROUND 705 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 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4854 9659 4819 9672 4828 9798 4855 9792 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 273DEG 31KT 4837 9767 $$ PJS/PR
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFGF 072346 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 646 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 MNC089-NDC099-080030- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080708T0030Z/ MARSHALL MN-WALSH ND- 646 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND EASTERN WALSH COUNTIES... AT 641 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF VESELEYVILLE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF GRAFTON... MOVING TO THE EAST AT 36 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VOSS BY 655 PM CDT... MINTO AND GRAFTON BY 700 PM CDT... WARSAW BY 710 PM CDT... BIG WOODS BY 720 PM CDT... INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 164 AND 180 AT 715 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4853 9658 4819 9672 4827 9781 4854 9780 TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 273DEG 31KT 4835 9757 $$ PJS/PR
000 WWUS53 KFGF 080006 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 706 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 MNC089-NDC099-080030- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080708T0030Z/ MARSHALL MN-WALSH ND- 706 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND EASTERN WALSH COUNTIES... AT 704 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 36 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE ABOUT... 6 MILES SOUTH OF HERRICK AND 9 MILES NORTH OF WARSAW BY 715 PM CDT... 8 MILES NORTH OF BIG WOODS BY 725 PM CDT... 8 MILES WEST OF STEPHEN BY 730 PM CDT... INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 179 AT 720 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 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4853 9658 4819 9672 4827 9759 4854 9749 TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 269DEG 31KT 4842 9735 $$ PJS/PR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 67 min |
| Jul 7, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Towner | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Eddy, Ramsey | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs, Nelson | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Griggs, Nelson, Steele | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele, Traill | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.