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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 27, 2015Barnes County, Cass County, Ransom County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2015, 4:58 PM CDT for Barnes County, Cass County, Ransom County, North Dakota. It was in force for 47 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 27, 2015, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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, 5:24 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	2 Nnw Fingal, ND	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN OPEN FIELD AS VIEWED FROM NEAR CUBA.
Jun 27, 5:24 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Nw Fingal, ND	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN VIEWED FROM NEAR CUBA.
Jun 27, 5:44 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Enderlin, ND	LARGE HAIL FELL OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MINUTES... THROUGH 550 PM CDT. PICTURES AND REPORTS POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 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.

273 
WFUS53 KFGF 272158
TORFGF
NDC003-017-073-272245-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0019.150627T2158Z-150627T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN RANSOM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BARNES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 458 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FINGAL AROUND 520 PM CDT.
  NOME AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  LUCCA AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  ALICE AROUND 540 PM CDT.
  ENDERLIN AROUND 545 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 4659 9803 4696 9804 4685 9747 4644 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 292DEG 28KT 4686 9800 

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

$$

GUST/JH

2 follow-up statements

942 
WWUS53 KFGF 272220
SVSFGF

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

NDC003-017-073-272245-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150627T2245Z/
CASS ND-RANSOM ND-BARNES ND-
520 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN RANSOM AND SOUTHEASTERN BARNES
COUNTIES...
    
AT 519 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NOME...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALLEY CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ENDERLIN AROUND 540 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 4655 9792 4693 9789 4685 9747 4644 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 297DEG 30KT 4671 9778 

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

$$

GUST

881 
WWUS53 KFGF 272230
SVSFGF

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

NDC003-017-073-272245-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150627T2245Z/
CASS ND-RANSOM ND-BARNES ND-
530 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN RANSOM AND SOUTHEASTERN BARNES
COUNTIES...
    
AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LUCCA...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALLEY CITY...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 524 PM CDT...A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN 
WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FINGAL.

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

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LUCCA AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  ENDERLIN AND ALICE AROUND 545 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 4655 9792 4693 9789 4685 9747 4644 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 293DEG 24KT 4674 9774 

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

$$

HOPPES

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, 4:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FGF	Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh	48 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, 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

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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.