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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2008, 3:34 PM CDT for Clearwater County, Mahnomen County, Minnesota. It was in force for 41 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
- Jul 11, 2008, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2008, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Clearwater County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Mahnomen, MN | TORNADO OBSERVED MOVING ACROSS HIGHWAY 59 AND LIFTING ABOUT 5 NNE OF WAUBUN AROUND 349 PM CDT. TORNADO APPEARED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE MAHNOMEN COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Beaulieu, MN | TORNADO TRACKED TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 13 MILES. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH. FARM SHEDS WERE BLOWN DOWN AND MACHINERY FLIPPED. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO HAVE LIFTED NEAR THE POLK COUNTY LINE ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF SAND LA |
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Mahnomen, MN |
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 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFGF 112034 TORFGF MNC029-087-112115- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0035.080711T2034Z-080711T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 334 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... SOUTHERN MAHNOMEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 415 PM CDT * AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAUBUN...OR 29 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BEAULIEU AT 355 PM CDT... MAHKONCE AT 405 PM CDT... ROY LAKE AT 415 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 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4756 9525 4726 9522 4716 9604 4727 9605 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 246DEG 28KT 4722 9597 $$ DTR
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFGF 112051 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 351 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 MNC029-087-112115- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080711T2115Z/ MAHNOMEN MN-CLEARWATER MN- 350 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CLEARWATER AND SOUTHERN MAHNOMEN COUNTIES... AT 349 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 59 ABOUT 1 MILES SOUTH OF MAHNOMEN.... OR 33 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BEAULIEU BY 355 PM CDT... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NAYTAHWAUSH BY 405 PM CDT... MAHKONCE BY 410 PM CDT... PINE BEND...ROY LAKE AND 7 MILES WEST OF LOWER RICE LAKE BY 415 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4756 9525 4726 9522 4716 9604 4727 9605 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 240DEG 27KT 4729 9585 $$ DTR
000 WWUS53 KFGF 112059 RRA SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 359 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 MNC029-087-112115- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080711T2115Z/ MAHNOMEN MN-CLEARWATER MN- 358 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CLEARWATER AND SOUTHERN MAHNOMEN COUNTIES... AT 353 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF NAYTAHWAUSH...OR 32 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 37 MPH. AT 357 PM CDT..LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO 3 MILES WEST OF NAYTAHWAUSH. PERSONS IN NAYTAHWAUSH SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ROY LAKE BY 405 PM CDT... LOWER RICE LAKE BY 410 PM CDT... ZERKEL...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPPER RICE LAKE AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALIDA BY 415 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 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4756 9525 4726 9522 4716 9604 4727 9605 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 251DEG 32KT 4727 9562 $$ DR/BB
000 WWUS53 KFGF 112106 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 406 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 MNC029-087-112115- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080711T2115Z/ MAHNOMEN MN-CLEARWATER MN- 404 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN CLEARWATER AND SOUTHERN MAHNOMEN COUNTIES... AT 403 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF BEAULIEU...OR 36 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS CONFIRMED A LARGE TORNADO JUST EAST OF BEAULIEU MOVING EAST. A TORNADO EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT FOR MAHKONCE AND PINE BEND. PERSONS IN THESE COMMUNITIES SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MAHKONCE BY 410 PM CDT... PINE BEND...ROY LAKE AND 7 MILES WEST OF LOWER RICE LAKE BY 415 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4756 9525 4726 9522 4716 9604 4727 9605 TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 247DEG 31KT 4734 9574 $$ DR/BB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 67 min |
| Jul 10, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington, Polk | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 67 min |
| Jul 11, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Polk | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Marshall, Roseau | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen, Polk | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Polk | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 21 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.