Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2016, 8:19 PM CDT for Ramsey County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 min. 6 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, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Ramsey County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Devils Lake, ND | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
| Aug 3, 8:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nw Devils Lake, ND | PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH BRIEF FUNNELS EVIDENT. LOCATED JUST A MILE OR 2 NORTHWEST OF THE CITY LIMITS. |
| Aug 3, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Devils Lake, ND | |
| Aug 3, 8:40 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 9 Nne Devils Lake, ND | FIRST OF TWO TORNADOES VIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MULTIPLE STORM SPOTTERS IN THE SWEETWATER LAKE AREA...IN SOUTHERN FRESHWATER AND MORRIS TOWNSHIPS. THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY TO THE EAST FOR A MILE OR SO OVER OPEN FIELDS AND MARSHLAND... ENDING BY AR |
| Aug 3, 8:41 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 6 N Devils Lake, ND | SECOND OF TWO TORNADOES VIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MULTIPLE STORM SPOTTERS IN THE SWEETWATER LAKE AREA. THIS TORNADO LASTED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TRACKED TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST FOR LESS THAN A MILE OVER OPEN FIELDS AND MARSHLAND ENDING BY 843 PM CDT. MAXIMUM |
| Aug 3, 8:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ene Devils Lake, ND | TWIN TORNADO VORTICES VIEWED...AND FILMED JUST NORTH TO NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE. MULTIPLE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM CHASERS AND SPOTTERS. TORNADOES LASTED FOR 2 TO THREE MINUTES. |
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 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1397 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
521
WFUS53 KFGF 040119
TORFGF
NDC071-040200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0025.160804T0119Z-160804T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
819 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RAMSEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 818 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DEVILS LAKE...LAKEWOOD PARK AND CAMP GRAFTON AROUND 825 PM CDT.
CRARY AROUND 855 PM CDT.
SOUTHAM AND DOYON 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 4821 9907 4829 9850 4802 9847 4805 9880
4806 9880 4806 9883 4805 9883 4807 9907
4811 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 266DEG 23KT 4814 9897
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KNUTSVIG4 follow-up statements
353
WWUS53 KFGF 040132
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
832 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC071-040200-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160804T0200Z/
RAMSEY ND-
832 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
RAMSEY COUNTY...
AT 832 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CRARY AROUND 850 PM CDT.
SOUTHAM AND DOYON AROUND 900 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4820 9895 4829 9850 4802 9847 4806 9880
4811 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 265DEG 24KT 4815 9882
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KNUTSVIG692
WWUS53 KFGF 040144
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
844 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC071-040200-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160804T0200Z/
RAMSEY ND-
844 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RAMSEY COUNTY...
AT 842 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CRARY...OR
2 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 840 PM...A TORNADO
WAS REPORTED 2 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CRARY AROUND 855 PM CDT.
SOUTHAM AND DOYON AROUND 900 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 4820 9882 4826 9850 4804 9848 4808 9877
4812 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 267DEG 22KT 4815 9873
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KNUTSVIG961
WWUS53 KFGF 040150
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
850 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC071-040200-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160804T0200Z/
RAMSEY ND-
850 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RAMSEY COUNTY...
AT 849 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHAM...OR 11
MILES EAST OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF DEVILS LAKE AT 841 PM.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTHAM AROUND 855 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4820 9877 4826 9850 4810 9849 4811 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 266DEG 28KT 4816 9863
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KNUTSVIG970
WWUS53 KFGF 040158
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
858 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
NDC071-040207-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160804T0200Z/
RAMSEY ND-
858 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RAMSEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 900
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.
LAT...LON 4820 9877 4826 9850 4810 9849 4811 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 266DEG 23KT 4816 9863
$$
KNUTSVIGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Towner | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Walsh | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina, Walsh | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ramsey | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Benson, Eddy | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Eddy, Nelson | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele | 20 min |
| Aug 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs, Steele | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 40 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.