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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 9, 2017Grand Forks County, Nelson County, Walsh County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2017, 8:58 PM CDT for Grand Forks County, Nelson County, Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 15 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
Jun 9, 2017, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2017, 9:13 PM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 9, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2017-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1523 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2017-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1523 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

050 
WFUS53 KFGF 100158
TORFGF
NDC035-063-099-100245-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0017.170610T0158Z-170610T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
858 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northeastern Nelson County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Southwestern Walsh County in northeastern North Dakota...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 858 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Whitman, or 32 miles east of Devils Lake, moving
  east at 40 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...
  Whitman around 900 PM CDT. 
  Dahlen around 915 PM CDT. 
  Fordville around 925 PM CDT. 
  Pisek, Forest River Colony and Orr around 930 PM CDT. 
  Conway and Inkster around 935 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 4809 9828 4824 9828 4837 9742 4805 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 263DEG 35KT 4817 9818 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Knutsvig
1 follow-up statement
163 
WWUS53 KFGF 100213
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
913 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

NDC035-063-099-100222-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170610T0245Z/
Grand Forks ND-Nelson ND-Walsh ND-
913 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS...NORTHEASTERN
NELSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WALSH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4809 9828 4824 9828 4837 9742 4805 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 263DEG 35KT 4819 9797 

$$

Knutsvig

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBenson24 min
Jun 9, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Pembina, Walsh52 min
Jun 9, 7:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFGFBenson, Ramsey46 min
Jun 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPembina, Walsh64 min
Jun 9, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFNelson, Ramsey, Walsh45 min
Jun 9, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFEddy, Nelson44 min
Jun 9, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Nelson38 min
Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele60 min
Jun 9, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBarnes, Griggs, Steele29 min
Jun 9, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Ransom60 min
Jun 9, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Steele, Traill34 min
Jun 9, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass36 min
Jun 9, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass44 min
Jun 9, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass31 min
Jun 10, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGriggs48 min
Jun 10, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Traill37 min
Jun 10, 4:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Steele, Traill32 min
Jun 10, 5:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBenson, Eddy29 min
Jun 10, 5:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more50 min
Jun 10, 6:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh38 min
Jun 10, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks33 min
Jun 10, 6:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFNelson41 min
Jun 10, 7:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks49 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.