Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2015, 8:26 PM CDT for Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 49 min. 7 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, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2015, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Richland County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 8:44 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Sw Great Bend, ND | TWO FUNNELS UNDER SAME WALL CLOUD. |
| Jun 27, 8:44 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 Se Great Bend, ND | TORNADO WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS POSSIBLY TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS UNDER THE SAME WALL CLOUD BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MILE AND LIFTED BY 845 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND A STEEL GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN OFF ITS |
| Jun 27, 8:55 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Sonora, ND | ROTATION VIEWED NEAR SONORA...BETWEN HANKINSON AND FAIRMOUNT. |
| Jun 27, 8:55 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Sonora, ND | ROTATION VIEWED NEAR SONORA BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS...BETWEEN HANKINSON AND FAIRMOUNT. |
| Jun 27, 8:59 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 7 W Fairmount, ND | LARGE TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND STORM CHASERS AS IT CROSSED HWY 11. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND QUICKLY BECAME ENSHROUDED IN HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL BUT APPEARED TO TRACK FOR A MILE OR TWO AND ENDING BY 903 PM CDT. LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS W |
| Jun 27, 8:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Wsw Fairmount, ND | LARGE TORNADO VIEWED BY CHASER. |
| Jun 27, 9:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 W Fairmount, ND | LARGE HAIL UP TO PING PONG BALLS IN SIZE AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS EASTERN DEVILLO TOWNSHIP. |
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 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862
WFUS53 KFGF 280126
TORFGF
NDC077-280215-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0033.150628T0126Z-150628T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
826 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 826 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORETON...OR 14 MILES WEST OF WAHPETON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
GREAT BEND AROUND 835 PM CDT.
HANKINSON AROUND 840 PM CDT.
SONORA AROUND 850 PM CDT.
FAIRMOUNT AROUND 855 PM CDT.
BLACKMER AND LAMARS AROUND 900 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 4594 9683 4623 9702 4631 9683 4603 9658
4594 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 323DEG 33KT 4623 9691
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DK3 follow-up statements
890
WWUS53 KFGF 280140 RRA
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
840 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
NDC077-280215-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150628T0215Z/
RICHLAND ND-
840 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
AT 840 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GREAT BEND...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAHPETON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SONORA AROUND 850 PM CDT.
FAIRMOUNT AROUND 855 PM CDT.
LAMARS AROUND 900 PM CDT.
BLACKMER AROUND 905 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4594 9683 4609 9691 4620 9690 4623 9676
4603 9658 4594 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 323DEG 33KT 4613 9681
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DK871
WWUS53 KFGF 280153
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
853 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
NDC077-280215-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150628T0215Z/
RICHLAND ND-
853 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
AT 853 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SONORA...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF WAHPETON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
FAIRMOUNT AROUND 855 PM CDT.
LAMARS AROUND 900 PM CDT.
BLACKMER AROUND 905 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 4594 9682 4610 9684 4612 9679 4615 9669
4603 9658 4594 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 323DEG 33KT 4603 9670
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DK538
WWUS53 KFGF 280212
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
912 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
NDC077-280222-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150628T0215Z/
RICHLAND ND-
912 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 915 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4594 9682 4610 9684 4612 9679 4615 9669
4603 9658 4594 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 323DEG 33KT 4603 9670
$$
DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 17 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.