Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 46, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2008, 4:44 PM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 232 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 112144
TORFGF
MNC077-135-112245-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0046.080711T2144Z-080711T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
444 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EAST CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SWIFT...OR 22 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 32 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROOSEVELT AT 455 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 4865 9536 4893 9546 4901 9519 4901 9517
4902 9517 4914 9477 4910 9474 4908 9474
4900 9470 4887 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 255DEG 28KT 4878 9522
$$
DR/BB3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KFGF 112151
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
451 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
MNC077-135-112245-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080711T2245Z/
ROSEAU MN-LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
451 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE OF THE WOODS AND EAST CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTIES...
AT 449 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
5 MILES NORTH OF ROOSEVELT...OR 30 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 32 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LONG POINT BY 505 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4865 9536 4893 9546 4901 9519 4901 9517
4902 9517 4914 9477 4910 9474 4908 9474
4900 9470 4887 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 255DEG 28KT 4888 9509
$$
DR/BB000
WWUS53 KFGF 112217
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
517 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
MNC077-135-112245-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080711T2245Z/
ROSEAU MN-LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
516 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE OF THE WOODS AND EAST CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTIES...
AT 512 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARROAD...OR 19 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 32 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ARNESEN BY 535 PM CDT...
LONG POINT BY 545 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4865 9536 4893 9546 4901 9519 4901 9517
4902 9517 4914 9477 4910 9474 4908 9474
4900 9470 4887 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 255DEG 28KT 4895 9532
$$
DR/BB000
WWUS53 KFGF 112236
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
536 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
MNC077-135-112246-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080711T2245Z/
ROSEAU MN-LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
536 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAKE OF THE WOODS AND EAST
CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE STORM WAS NO LONGER SEVERE AND SO THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4865 9536 4893 9546 4901 9519 4901 9517
4902 9517 4914 9477 4910 9474 4908 9474
4900 9470 4887 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 255DEG 28KT 4899 9509
$$
DR/BBThe 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, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen | 41 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.