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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 27, 20155 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2015, 4:12 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 48 min. 19 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 27, 2015, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Cavalier County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 27, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	Union, ND	THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS FROM NEAR EDINBURG AND NEAR ADAMS. THIS TORNADO TRACKED FROM ROUGHLY ONE HALF MILE NNW OF UNION... THROUGH UNION AND TO AT LEAST 1 MILE SOUTH OF UNION BY 416 PM CDT. NUMEROUS COTTONWOOD AND OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED. AL
Jun 27, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	Union, ND	THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS FROM NEAR EDINBURG AND NEAR ADAMS. THIS TORNADO TRACKED FROM ROUGHLY ONE HALF MILE NNW OF UNION... THROUGH UNION AND TO AT LEAST 1 MILE SOUTH OF UNION. NUMEROUS COTTONWOOD AND OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED. ALSO...ONE POWER
Jun 27, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 W Edinburg, ND	BRIEF SPINUP ALONG RIDGE BETWEEN ADAMS AND EDINBURG.
Jun 27, 4:17 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	5 Ssw Edinburg, ND	THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR AT LEAST 3 MILES ACROSS MAINLY OPEN FIELDS TO AROUND 5 WEST OF PARK RIVER BY 428 PM CDT. THIS TORNADO VARYING RED AND BLACK DIRT PLUME AND WAS VIEWED...PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED BY MULTIPLE TRAINED SPOTTERS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO
Jun 27, 4:17 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 E Adams, ND	MULTIPLE TORNADO VOTICES VIEWED FROM ADAMS.
Jun 27, 4:24 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	4 Ese Adams, ND	THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED FROM NEAR ADAMS AS IT TRACKED FOR MAYBE A MILE ACROSS A SHELTER BELT AND ALONG THE EDGE OF A FARMSTEAD. A FEW LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AND TOSSED ACROSS THE FIELD BUT NO STRUCTURES APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO
Jun 27, 4:24 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 E Adams, ND	NEW TORNADO VIEWED. POSSIBLE STRUCTURE HIT.
Jun 27, 4:28 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	2 Ne Fordville, ND	TORNADO VIEWED FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS...TWO MINUTE TOUCHDOWN ALONG A ROUGHLY MILE LONG TRACK OVER OPEN FIELDS EAST OF FORDVILLE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH.
Jun 27, 4:28 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Inkster, ND	TORNADO STILL VIEWED FROM HWY 32 AND FROM GILBY AREA ...TILL ABOUT 435PM CDT. TORNADO TRACKED JUST SOUTHWEST OF INKSTER...HEADED SOUTHEAST.
Jun 27, 4:28 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ne Fordville, ND	TORNADO VIEWED FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY TWO MINUTE TOUCHDOWN.
Jun 27, 4:32 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Inkster, ND	TORNADO STILL VIEWED FROM HWY 32 AND FROM GILBY AREA ...TILL ABOUT 435PM CDT. TORNADO TRACKED JUST SOUTHWEST OF INKSTER...HEADED SOUTHEAST.
Jun 27, 4:35 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 Ne Inkster, ND	FUMNNEL CLOUD VIEWED AND REPORTED FROM GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /KGFK/... AT ROUGHLY 18 MILES TO THE SE OF THAT LOCATION.
Jun 27, 4:35 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	3 Ene Inkster, ND	FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED FROM GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /KGFK/... LOCATED MORE THAN 20 MILES TO THE SE OF THE FUNNELS LOCATION.
Jun 27, 4:35 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 S Inkster, ND	TORNADO VIEWED AND REPORTED FROM GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /KGFK/... ROUGHLY 18 MILES TO THE NW OF THAT LOCATION.
Jun 27, 4:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 S Lankin, ND
Jun 27, 4:46 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 S Lankin, ND
Jun 27, 4:55 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	3 Nw Inkster, ND	THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR AROUND 6 MILES AND LASTING THROUGH 510 PM CDT. IT TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE FOREST RIVER COLONY AND PASSED JUST WEST OF INKSTER AS IT TRACKED TO AROUND 2 EAST NORTHEAST OF ORR. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED AND
Jun 27, 4:55 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	3 Nw Inkster, ND	THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR AT LEAST 8 MILES AND LASTING THROUGH 510 PM CDT. IT TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE FOREST RIVER COLONY AND PASSED JUST WEST OF INKSTER AS IT TRACKED TO AROUND 2 EAST OF ORR. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BY GFAFB PER
Jun 27, 5:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 S Lankin, ND

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 27, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 288 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: 17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

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

902 
WFUS53 KFGF 272112
TORFGF
NDC019-035-063-067-099-272200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0016.150627T2112Z-150627T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
412 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAVALIER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN PEMBINA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  CENTRAL WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 411 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER UNION...OR 24
  MILES WEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EDINBURG AROUND 415 PM CDT.
  PARK RIVER AROUND 425 PM CDT.
  LANKIN AROUND 430 PM CDT.
  PISEK AND VESELEYVILLE AROUND 435 PM CDT.
  FORDVILLE AND CONWAY AROUND 440 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 OFFICE IN
GRAND FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4874 9776 4816 9740 4810 9802 4865 9811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 332DEG 43KT 4854 9791 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JK

2 follow-up statements

311 
WWUS53 KFGF 272131
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
431 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NDC019-035-063-067-099-272200-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150627T2200Z/
CAVALIER ND-PEMBINA ND-NELSON ND-WALSH ND-GRAND FORKS ND-
431 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CAVALIER...SOUTHWESTERN PEMBINA...NORTHEASTERN NELSON...
CENTRAL WALSH AND NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTIES...
    
AT 429 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LANKIN...OR 20
MILES WEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORDVILLE AROUND 435 PM CDT.
  FOREST RIVER COLONY AND CONWAY AROUND 440 PM CDT.
  INKSTER AROUND 445 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4864 9770 4816 9740 4810 9802 4855 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 337DEG 43KT 4831 9783 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JK

339 
WWUS53 KFGF 272146
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
446 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NDC019-067-272155-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150627T2200Z/
CAVALIER ND-PEMBINA ND-
446 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAVALIER AND SOUTHWESTERN
PEMBINA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4851 9762 4816 9740 4810 9802 4844 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 329DEG 36KT 4823 9773 

$$

NDC035-063-099-272200-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150627T2200Z/
NELSON ND-WALSH ND-GRAND FORKS ND-
446 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NELSON...CENTRAL WALSH AND NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES...
    
AT 445 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CONWAY...OR 19
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FOREST RIVER COLONY AROUND 450 PM CDT.
  INKSTER AROUND 455 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4851 9762 4816 9740 4810 9802 4844 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 329DEG 36KT 4823 9773 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 3:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina	44 min
Jun 27, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh	41 min
Jun 27, 4:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Nelson, Steele	38 min
Jun 27, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Nelson	50 min
Jun 27, 4:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom	47 min
Jun 27, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Walsh	27 min
Jun 27, 5:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Steele	50 min
Jun 27, 5:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks	48 min
Jun 27, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Steele, Traill	51 min
Jun 27, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom	48 min
Jun 27, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Steele, Traill	46 min
Jun 27, 6:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Traill	34 min
Jun 27, 6:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Ransom, Richland, Sargent	45 min
Jun 27, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cass, Ransom, Richland	35 min
Jun 27, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cass, Traill	12 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.