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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2012, 6:44 PM CDT for Marshall County, Minnesota; Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 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 3, 2012, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2012, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 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), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:02 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Ene Warsaw, ND | A PERSISTENT FUNNEL WAS VIEWED FROM EXIT 168 ON INTERSTATE 29. INTERMITTENT TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS OCCURRED ALONG ABOUT A 3 MILE PATH TO NEAR 5 E OF WARSAW BY 709 PM CDT. SEVERAL TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED AND BRANCHES SCATTERED IN AT LEAST THREE SETS OF SHELTER BELT |
| Jun 3, 7:05 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 11 Ese Minto, ND | PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL AS VIEWED FROM EXIT 168 ON INTERSTATE 29. PERSISTENT ROTATION LIKELY PASSED OVER THE RED RIVER INTO MARSHALL COUNTY. |
| Jun 3, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 Wnw Alvarado, MN | THIS TORNADO TRACKED TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST FOR ABOUT 3 MILES TO AROUND 2 WSW OF ALVARADO BY 729 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS WHILE SCATTERING BRANCHES FROM AT LEAST 3 SETS OF SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. SHINGLES WERE TORN FROM FARM BUI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 275 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
- 1899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
551 WFUS53 KFGF 032344 TORFGF MNC089-NDC099-040030- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0005.120603T2344Z-120604T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 644 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 642 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF OAKWOOD...OR 6 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON... MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... WARSAW AROUND 650 PM CDT. BIG WOODS AROUND 705 PM CDT. ALVARADO AROUND 725 PM CDT. FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE BETWEEN...MILE MARKER 175 AROUND 650 PM CDT...AND MILE MARKER 169 AROUND 655 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4826 9667 4818 9705 4834 9745 4847 9718 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 298DEG 22KT 4838 9726 $$ TG
3 follow-up statements
867 WWUS53 KFGF 040000 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 700 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 MNC089-NDC099-040030- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120604T0030Z/ MARSHALL MN-WALSH ND- 700 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG WOODS...OR 17 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... ALVARADO AROUND 710 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4844 9711 4826 9667 4818 9705 4829 9732 TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 302DEG 25KT 4832 9703 $$ TG
929 WWUS53 KFGF 040011 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 711 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 NDC099-040021- /O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120604T0030Z/ WALSH ND- 711 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4826 9667 4818 9705 4824 9713 4842 9710 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 302DEG 27KT 4827 9701 $$ MNC089-040030- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120604T0030Z/ MARSHALL MN- 711 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 709 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG WOODS...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAFTON...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. QUARTER SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADIC STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALVARADO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4826 9667 4818 9705 4824 9713 4842 9710 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 302DEG 27KT 4827 9701 $$ TG
735 WWUS53 KFGF 040028 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 728 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 MNC089-040038- /O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120604T0030Z/ MARSHALL MN- 728 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4826 9667 4818 9705 4824 9713 4842 9710 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 302DEG 27KT 4820 9685 $$ TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pembina | 30 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.