Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2016, 7:53 AM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. It was in force for 52 min. 3 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 19, 2016, 7:53 AM CDT (12:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Lake of the Woods County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 232 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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 19, 8:15 AM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 9 Sw Baudette, MN | HAIL FROM TENNIS BALL SIZE ON DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN BOON TOWNSHIP. HAIL LASTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 19, 8:18 AM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 7 Ssw Baudette, MN | HAIL FROM TENNIS BALL SIZE ON DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN BOON TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 19, 8:27 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 Sse Baudette, MN | NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN NORTHERN RAPID RIVER TOWNSHIP. HAIL FELL FROM 825 TO ABOUT 830 AM CDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KFGF 191253
TORFGF
MNC077-191345-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0005.160619T1253Z-160619T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
753 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 845 AM CDT
* AT 753 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAUNCE...OR 36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROSEAU...MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
FAUNCE AROUND 800 AM CDT.
CLEMENTSON AROUND 830 AM 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 4850 9443 4855 9517 4866 9520 4870 9447
4869 9445 4870 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1253Z 272DEG 41KT 4860 9504
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JR3 follow-up statements
127
WWUS53 KFGF 191308
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
808 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC077-191345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160619T1345Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
808 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY...
AT 807 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF FAUNCE...OR 47 MILES EAST OF ROSEAU...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4850 9443 4854 9499 4867 9499 4870 9447
4869 9445 4870 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1307Z 272DEG 44KT 4858 9480
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
JR541
WWUS53 KFGF 191328
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
828 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC077-191345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160619T1345Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
828 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY...
AT 827 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF CLEMENTSON...OR 47 MILES WEST OF
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 45 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEMENTSON.
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 4850 9443 4852 9465 4869 9466 4870 9447
4869 9445 4870 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 272DEG 41KT 4857 9444
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
HOPKINS134
WWUS53 KFGF 191339
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
839 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC077-191349-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160619T1345Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS MN-
839 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GRAND FORKS.
LAT...LON 4850 9443 4852 9465 4869 9466 4870 9447
4869 9445 4870 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 272DEG 41KT 4857 9444
$$
HOPKINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 67 min |
| Jun 19, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Wadena | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Roseau | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 31 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.