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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Sep 19, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT for Kittson County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 min. 12 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
- Sep 19, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Kittson County, MN, Roseau County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 E Lake Bronson, MN | SEVERAL LARGE 4 TO 6 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN IN AREA SHELTERBELTS. |
| Sep 19, 7:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Greenbush, MN | TIME APPROXIMATE BASED ON RADAR AND TIME STAMP OF PHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Sep 19, 7:21 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 9 W Greenbush, MN | THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR NEARLY 7 MILES TO AROUND 4 MILES WEST OF GREENBUSH BY 736 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH... DESTROYED 2 STEEL GRAIN BINS AT ONE FARMSTEAD AND SEVERALLY DAMAGED 3 MORE AT SUBSEQUENT FARMSTEADS. STE |
| Sep 19, 7:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 W Greenbush, MN | DAMAGE TO FARMSTEAD...GRAIN BINS TWISTED AND ROOF OFF HOUSE. TIME APPROXIMATE BASED ON OBSERVERS REPORT AND RADAR. |
| Sep 19, 7:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 93 | 7 W Greenbush, MN | PEAK WINDS MEASURED BY THE NDAWN STATION LOCATED ALONG CR4. WINDS LIKELY INDUCED BY PASSING TORNADO. |
| Sep 19, 7:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 W Greenbush, MN | FUNNEL VIEWED FROM 1N GREENBUSH. LOCATION APPROXIMATED. |
| Sep 19, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Greenbush, MN | |
| Sep 19, 7:35 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Greenbush, MN | |
| Sep 19, 7:36 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Wnw Greenbush, MN | VERY LARGE ROTATION ESTIMATED AT LEAST 1 MILE ACROSS |
| Sep 19, 7:36 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Wnw Greenbush, MN | VERY LARGE ROTATION ESTIMATED AT LEAST 1 MILE ACROSS |
| Sep 19, 7:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Greenbush, MN | WIND DRIVEN HAIL BROKE SEVERAL WINDOWS. |
| Sep 19, 7:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 Se Greenbush, MN | HAIL UP TO PING PONG SIZE LASTED 5 MINUTES. |
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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 572 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
050 WFUS53 KFGF 200015 TORFGF MNC069-135-200100- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0027.140920T0015Z-140920T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 715 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 712 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF LEO...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LEO AROUND 720 PM CDT. HAUG AROUND 725 PM CDT. GREENBUSH AROUND 730 PM CDT. BADGER AROUND 740 PM CDT. 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 4879 9568 4856 9578 4869 9651 4887 9646 TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 282DEG 28KT 4876 9634 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN $$ VOELKER
2 follow-up statements
447 WWUS53 KFGF 200040 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 740 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014 MNC069-135-200100- /O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140920T0100Z/ KITTSON MN-ROSEAU MN- 740 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU AND EAST CENTRAL KITTSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 736 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BADGER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES. AT 730 PM...THE PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 1 MILE NORTH OF GREENBUSH. THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL KITTSON AND SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS. && LAT...LON 4879 9568 4856 9578 4869 9651 4887 9646 TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 282DEG 28KT 4872 9605 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.00IN $$ VOELKER
568 WWUS53 KFGF 200058 SVSFGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 758 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014 MNC069-135-200108- /O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140920T0100Z/ KITTSON MN-ROSEAU MN- 758 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU AND EAST CENTRAL KITTSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LAT...LON 4879 9568 4856 9578 4869 9651 4887 9646 TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 282DEG 28KT 4869 9583 $$ VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 22 min |
| Sep 19, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Marshall, Roseau | 48 min |
| Sep 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 66 min |
| Sep 19, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 61 min |
| Sep 20, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman and 2 more | 57 min |
| Sep 20, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Polk | 36 min |
| Sep 20, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 25 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.