Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2016, 6:14 PM CDT for Cavalier County, Towner County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 3, 2016, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Cavalier County, ND, Towner County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ene Bisbee, ND | POWER LINES DOWN AND LOWER POLE SNAPPED ALONG HWY 281... 1 TO 2 MILES NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH HWY 66. VIDEO AND REPORTS POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Aug 3, 6:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 2 N Egeland, ND | NUMEROUS POPLAR AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AT FARMSTEAD AND SHELTER BELTS ACROSS CROCUS AND TWIN HILL TOWNSHIPS. LARGE 1200 LB HAY BALES WERE BLOWN AROSS A ROAD. |
| Aug 3, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 W Bisbee, ND | LARGE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 66. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Aug 3, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 W Bisbee, ND | LARGE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 66. |
| Aug 3, 6:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Ese Egeland, ND | LARGE HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN VICTOR TOWNSHIP. |
| Aug 3, 6:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Munich, ND | NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS BROKEN DOWN IM SHELTER BELTS ACROSS TRIER AND SEIVERT TOWNSHIPS. |
| Aug 3, 6:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 N Cando, ND | MEASURED BY MOBILE EQUIPMENT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
664
WFUS53 KFGF 032314
TORFGF
NDC019-095-040000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0023.160803T2314Z-160804T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
614 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TOWNER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN CAVALIER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 614 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARNDT...OR 43 MILES WEST OF
LANGDON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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...
ARNDT AROUND 620 PM CDT.
ROCKLAKE AROUND 625 PM CDT.
EGELAND AROUND 640 PM CDT.
MUNICH...CLYDE AND CALIO AROUND 700 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 4895 9895 4858 9880 4851 9950 4872 9949
4872 9952 4876 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 263DEG 19KT 4868 9931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JAM2 follow-up statements
259
WWUS53 KFGF 032335
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
635 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC019-095-040000-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160804T0000Z/
TOWNER ND-CAVALIER ND-
635 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TOWNER AND SOUTHWESTERN CAVALIER COUNTIES...
AT 632 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR EGELAND...OR 32 MILES WEST OF LANGDON...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH. A SECOND STORM LOCATED NEAR BISBEE HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF
ROTATION...AND IS MOVING EASTWARD.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CALIO AROUND 645 PM CDT.
MUNICH AND CLYDE AROUND 650 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4895 9895 4858 9880 4851 9950 4872 9949
4872 9952 4876 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 260DEG 29KT 4870 9908
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JAM599
WWUS53 KFGF 032353
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
653 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC019-095-040002-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160804T0000Z/
TOWNER ND-CAVALIER ND-
653 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TOWNER AND SOUTHWESTERN CAVALIER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GRAND FORKS.
LAT...LON 4895 9895 4858 9880 4851 9950 4872 9949
4872 9952 4876 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 263DEG 19KT 4870 9908
$$
JAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Towner | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Towner | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner | 42 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.