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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 12, 2015, 5:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2015, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Becker County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 1730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 WFUS53 KFGF 122218 TORFGF MNC005-111-159-167-122300- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0045.150712T2218Z-150712T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 518 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL WADENA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN BECKER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 517 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EDWARDS...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF FERGUS FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SOUTHERN MAPLEWOOD STATE PARK AROUND 520 PM CDT. PHELPS AROUND 525 PM CDT. STAR LAKE...OTTERTAIL LAKE AND AMOR AROUND 530 PM CDT. DENT AND RICHVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT. OTTERTAIL AROUND 540 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. IF ON OR NEAR STAR LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM. && LAT...LON 4624 9622 4651 9636 4684 9542 4651 9494 TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 248DEG 52KT 4637 9599 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN $$ SPEICHER
2 follow-up statements
405
WWUS53 KFGF 122232 RRA
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
532 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
MNC167-122239-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-150712T2300Z/
WILKIN MN-
532 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILKIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4624 9622 4648 9628 4678 9534 4669 9520
4651 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 250DEG 59KT 4639 9572
$$
MNC005-111-159-122300-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-150712T2300Z/
WADENA MN-OTTER TAIL MN-BECKER MN-
532 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WADENA...CENTRAL OTTER TAIL AND SOUTHERN BECKER COUNTIES...
AT 529 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN
OTTERTAIL LAKE...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF FERGUS FALLS...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH. THERE IS A SECOND STORM PRODUCING A TORNADO HEADED
TOWARD FERGUS FALLS. THIS TORNADO IS ABOUT TO IMPACT OTTER TAIL LAKE.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OTTER TAIL LAKE IMMEDIATELY.
OTTERTAIL AND RICHVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT.
NEW YORK MILLS AROUND 545 PM CDT.
BLUFFTON AROUND 550 PM CDT.
BLUE GRASS AROUND 600 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.
IF ON OR NEAR OTTER TAIL LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO
DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4624 9622 4648 9628 4678 9534 4669 9520
4651 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 250DEG 59KT 4639 9572
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SPEICHER849
WWUS53 KFGF 122243
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
543 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
MNC005-111-159-122300-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-150712T2300Z/
WADENA MN-OTTER TAIL MN-BECKER MN-
543 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WADENA...NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL AND SOUTHERN BECKER
COUNTIES...
AT 541 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER OTTERTAIL LAKE
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS EPORTED MULITPLE FUNNELS WITH THIS STORM.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW YORK MILLS AROUND 555 PM CDT.
BLUFFTON AROUND 600 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
IF ON OR NEAR OTTER TAIL LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE
INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN
A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4632 9583 4649 9587 4677 9538 4678 9534
4669 9520 4651 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 257DEG 43KT 4640 9557
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SPEICHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington, Polk | 55 min |
| Jul 12, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 65 min |
| Jul 12, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 54 min |
| Jul 12, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Polk | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 41 min |
| Jul 12, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 5:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Marshall | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau | 62 min |
| Jul 12, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 41 min |
| Jul 12, 6:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Otter Tail | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grant | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.