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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 6:21 PM CDT for Richland County, North Dakota; Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 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 21, 2017, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:24 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 6 Nne Breckenridge, MN | VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE SHOW THAT THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND TRACKED TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST OVER OPEN FIELDS FOR A HALF MILE OF LESS...AND ENDED BY AROUND 625 PM CDT. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED THOUGH A SIZABLE DUST PLUME WAS GENERATED. REPORT WAS FIRST MAD |
| Jun 21, 6:39 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 2 Nne Foxhome, MN | THE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS VIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THOUGH IT WAS ENSHROUDED IN EITHER DUST OR RAIN AT TIMES. THIS TORNADO APPEARED TO TRACK INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES TO ABOUT 2 NE OF FOXHOME BY 642 PM CDT. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH |
| Jun 21, 6:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne Foxhome, MN | MULTIPLE WITNESSES TO TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. TORNADO WAS RAIN WRAPPED AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
351 WFUS53 KFGF 212321 TORFGF MNC111-167-NDC077-212345- /O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0021.170621T2321Z-170621T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND 621 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017 The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Western Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota... Southeastern Wilkin County in west central Minnesota... East central Richland County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Brushvale, or 7 miles north of Wahpeton, moving southeast at 35 mph. Spotters were observing a developing wall cloud with brief funnel. 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... Everdell around 640 PM CDT. Foxhome around 645 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 4632 9671 4648 9659 4624 9610 4610 9630 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 298DEG 29KT 4637 9656 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.00IN $$ dtr
1 follow-up statement
737
WWUS53 KFGF 212333
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
633 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
NDC077-212342-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170621T2345Z/
Richland ND-
633 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
west central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4626 9657 4641 9652 4624 9610 4612 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 298DEG 29KT 4632 9643
$$
MNC111-167-212345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170621T2345Z/
Otter Tail MN-Wilkin MN-
633 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
OTTER TAIL AND EAST CENTRAL WILKIN COUNTIES...
At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Everdell, or 9 miles east of Wahpeton, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Everdell around 635 PM CDT.
Foxhome around 645 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 4626 9657 4641 9652 4624 9610 4612 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 298DEG 29KT 4632 9643
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
dtrThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wilkin | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk, Red Lake | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 49 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.