Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2016, 5:24 PM CDT for Cavalier County, Pembina County, North Dakota. It was in force for 51 min. 10 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
- Jul 19, 2016, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Nnw Mountain, ND | FUNNEL CLOUD VIEWED APPROACHING THE TONGUE RIVER. |
| Jul 19, 5:30 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 N Mountain, ND | A TORNADO TRACKED TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST FOR ROUGHLY 5 MILES TO AROUND 2 ENE MOUNTAIN BY AROUND 540 PM CDT. THE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES IN SHELTER BELTS AND ALONG THE TONGUE RIVER. MAXIMUUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO ONE HALF MILE. PEAK WINDS ESTIMA |
| Jul 19, 5:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Mountain, ND | SEVERAL LARGE TREES BROKEN DOWN NEAR THE TONGUE RIVER. |
| Jul 19, 5:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mountain, ND | NUMEROUS TREES BROKEN DOWN AROUND TOWN. SEVERAL BUILDINGS WITH ROOF DAMAGE DUE TO LARGE HAIL AND FALLING TREE LIMBS. WIND AND HAIL DAMAGE TO FARM FIELDS IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS BEAULIEU AND THINGVALLA TOWNSHIPS. |
| Jul 19, 5:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ne Mountain, ND | MEASURED ON A PERSONAL DAVIS SYSTEM |
| Jul 19, 5:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Hensel, ND | WIDESPREAD CROP DAMAGE PRODUCED BY WIND DRIVERN HAIL ACROSS SOUTHERN PARK AND LODEMA TOWNSHIPS. |
| Jul 19, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Crystal, ND | SENT VIA TWITTER. |
| Jul 19, 6:17 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | Hoople, ND | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SOUTH END OF HOOPLE AND TRACKED TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES THROUGH 621 PM CDT. THE TORNADO BROKE DOWN AND SCATTERED NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCJHES AND LIMBS. IT ALSO DAMAGED A POTATO WAREHOUSE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO |
| Jul 19, 6:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 4 Ese Crystal, ND | MEASURED ON A PERSONAL DAVIS SYSTEM |
| Jul 19, 6:23 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Crystal, ND | SENT VIA TWITTER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 310 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
- 2055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.3
The text
As transmitted.
767
WFUS53 KFGF 192224
TORFGF
NDC019-067-192315-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0015.160719T2224Z-160719T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
524 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PEMBINA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
EAST CENTRAL CAVALIER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 524 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CONCRETE...OR 21 MILES EAST OF
LANGDON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CONCRETE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
AKRA AROUND 530 PM CDT.
MOUNTAIN AROUND 535 PM CDT.
HENSEL AROUND 540 PM CDT.
GARDAR 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 4854 9733 4854 9792 4886 9798 4890 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 331DEG 31KT 4878 9789
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
HOPKINS2 follow-up statements
847
WWUS53 KFGF 192244
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
544 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NDC019-192253-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160719T2315Z/
CAVALIER ND-
544 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CAVALIER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4854 9733 4854 9792 4878 9794 4882 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 322DEG 19KT 4869 9774
$$
NDC067-192315-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160719T2315Z/
PEMBINA ND-
544 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PEMBINA COUNTY...
AT 543 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HENSEL...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HENSEL AROUND 550 PM CDT.
CRYSTAL AROUND 605 PM CDT.
ST. THOMAS AROUND 615 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 4854 9733 4854 9792 4878 9794 4882 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 322DEG 19KT 4869 9774
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
HOPKINS485
WWUS53 KFGF 192308
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
608 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
NDC067-192317-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160719T2315Z/
PEMBINA ND-
608 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PEMBINA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE REISSUED FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4854 9733 4854 9792 4878 9794 4882 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 331DEG 31KT 4869 9774
$$
HOPKINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 59 min |
| Jul 19, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 67 min |
| Jul 19, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina, Walsh | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 45 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.