Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT for Ransom County, Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 40 min. 11 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
- Aug 6, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2013, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 S Leonard, ND | HAIL CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON VEHICLE. |
| Aug 6, 4:10 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 8 W Colfax, ND | |
| Aug 6, 4:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Sw Walcott, ND | REPORT POSTED TO MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Aug 6, 4:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wsw Colfax, ND | A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OVER OPEN COUNTRY WAS RELAYED THROUGH COLFAX FIRE DEPT. |
| Aug 6, 4:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Wnw Colfax, ND | A LARGE WIND DRIVEN HAIL SWATH DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN COLFAX-WEST TOWNSHIP AND NORTHERN NANSEN TOWNSHIP. IN SEVERAL SECTIONS OF FARMLAND CROPS WERE SHATTERED DOWN TO STEMS AND STUMPS. |
| Aug 6, 4:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Wsw Colfax, ND | |
| Aug 6, 4:13 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 7 W Colfax, ND | A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NEAR A FARMSTEAD AND BROKE MUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WHICH THEN DAMAGED AN OCCUPIED TRACTOR CAB AND NEARBY FARM OUTBUILDINGS. THIS TORNADO APPEARED TO BECOME QUICKLY ENGULFED IN DRIVING RAIN AND HAIL. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATE |
| Aug 6, 4:15 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 6 Wsw Colfax, ND | A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OVER OPEN COUNTRY WAS RELAYED THROUGH COLFAX FIRE DEPT. |
| Aug 6, 4:26 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 Sw Galchutt, ND | A PARTIALLY RAIN AND HAIL WRAPPED TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 MILES TO AROUND 3 S OF GALCHUTT BY 431 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES IN A SERIES OF SHELTER BELTS AND THREW LARGE TREE LIMBS WELL INTO THE FIELDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO |
| Aug 6, 4:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W Galchutt, ND | |
| Aug 6, 4:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 S Galchutt, ND | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE INTERSTATE NEAR MILE MARKER 31. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -260 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KFGF 062050
TORFGF
NDC073-077-062130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0009.130806T2050Z-130806T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
350 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 349 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF LEONARD...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BARRIE AROUND 400 PM CDT.
WALCOTT AROUND 425 PM CDT.
COLFAX AND CHRISTINE AROUND 430 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 4662 9681 4629 9667 4650 9741 4663 9736
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 284DEG 23KT 4657 9724
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GUST2 follow-up statements
742
WWUS53 KFGF 062109
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
409 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
NDC073-062118-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130806T2130Z/
RANSOM ND-
409 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RANSOM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4647 9726 4662 9724 4662 9681 4629 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 284DEG 23KT 4654 9708
$$
NDC077-062130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130806T2130Z/
RICHLAND ND-
409 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 403 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF BARRIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WALCOTT AROUND 420 PM CDT.
COLFAX AND CHRISTINE AROUND 430 PM CDT.
FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE
BETWEEN...MILE MARKERS 38 AND 41 AROUND 430 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 4647 9726 4662 9724 4662 9681 4629 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 284DEG 23KT 4654 9708
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GUST679
WWUS53 KFGF 062116
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
416 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
NDC077-062130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130806T2130Z/
RICHLAND ND-
416 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND
COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 412 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLFAX...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GALCHUTT AROUND 425 PM CDT.
FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE
BETWEEN...MILE MARKER 35 AROUND 420 PM CDT...AND MILE MARKER 29
AROUND 425 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND
FORKS.
&&
LAT...LON 4656 9700 4655 9678 4629 9667 4641 9707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 288DEG 38KT 4641 9689
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GUSTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 62 min |
| Aug 6, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 54 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.