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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 25, 2013Clay County, Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2013, 10:58 PM CDT for Clay County, Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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 25, 2013, 10:58 PM CDT (03:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2013, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Clay County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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 25, 11:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	10 Ene Wolverton, MN	A FEW TREES AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN VARIOUS SHELTERBELTS IN NORTHERBN DEERHORN TOWNSHIP.
Jun 25, 11:25 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	Wnw Barnesville, MN	A TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 7 MILES... FROM ABOUT A MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT TO THE INTERSTATE 94 EXIT ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF TOWN BY 2230 PM CDT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO AROUND 4 MILES NE OF TOWN BY 2338 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS LIKELY WRAPPED
Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 N Abercrombie, MN	SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROUGH SHERIFFS OFFICE.
Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 N Kent, MN	FUNNEL BETWEEN KENT AND WOLVERTON. SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROUGH SHERIFFS OFFICE.

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 25, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 235 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3162 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

256 
WFUS53 KFGF 260358
TORFGF
MNC027-167-NDC077-260445-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0005.130626T0358Z-130626T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1058 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1052 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOLVERTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...SPORADIC DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BAKER AND BARNESVILLE AROUND 1125 PM CDT.
  DOWNER AROUND 1135 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SABIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND
FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4652 9700 4663 9686 4664 9678 4668 9680
      4684 9660 4666 9620 4663 9625 4663 9628
      4661 9628 4636 9673
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 217DEG 18KT 4658 9662

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
GUST/MAKOWSKI

1 follow-up statement

097 
WWUS53 KFGF 260426
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1126 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MNC027-167-NDC077-260445-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130626T0445Z/
RICHLAND ND-CLAY MN-WILKIN MN-
1126 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WILKIN...SOUTHERN
CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1120 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ABERCROMBIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. 
ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 
NEAR BARNESVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...SPORADIC DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WOLVERTON AROUND 1130 PM CDT.
  COMSTOCK AROUND 1140 PM CDT.
  BARNESVILLE AND BAKER AROUND 1145 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DOWNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND
FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4652 9700 4663 9686 4664 9678 4668 9680
      4684 9660 4666 9620 4663 9625 4663 9628
      4661 9628 4636 9673
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 230DEG 21KT 4649 9670

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JAM/JAR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	45 min
Jun 25, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Clay, Norman	57 min
Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	10 hr
Jun 25, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	48 min
Jun 25, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Pennington, Polk	47 min
Jun 25, 10:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	56 min
Jun 25, 10:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	63 min
Jun 25, 10:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	11 hr
Jun 25, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	58 min
Jun 25, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Roseau	51 min
Jun 26, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Norman, Polk	55 min
Jun 26, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Clay	58 min
Jun 26, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Mahnomen	57 min
Jun 26, 2:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen	61 min
Jun 26, 9:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	26 hr
Jun 26, 10:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	8 days
Jun 26, 10:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	9 days
Jun 26, 10:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	10 days
Jun 26, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Roseau	60 min
Jun 25, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Richland	64 min
Jun 25, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Traill	52 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner	45 min
Jun 25, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Ramsey	61 min
Jun 25, 9:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Cass	10 hr
Jun 25, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	59 min
Jun 25, 9:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass	12 hr
Jun 26, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grand Forks	43 min
Jun 26, 6:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Cass	3 days
Jun 26, 9:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Cass	26 hr

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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.