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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 7, 2017Grand Forks County, Traill County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2017, 1:29 PM CDT for Grand Forks County, Traill County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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 7, 2017, 1:29 PM CDT (18:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Grand Forks County, ND, Traill County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 2:00 PM CDTHAIL 11 S Reynolds, NDSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 293 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WFUS53 KFGF 071829
TORFGF
NDC035-097-071915-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0007.170607T1829Z-170607T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
129 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northern Traill County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Holmes, or 20 miles southwest of Grand Forks, 
  moving east at 15 mph. Another severe storm capable of producing 
  a tornado was located 5 miles north of Mayville also moving east 
  at 15 mph. 

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Buxton around 205 PM CDT. 
  Reynolds around 210 PM CDT. 
  Thompson around 215 PM CDT. 

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 115 and 132.
 
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 4783 9698 4782 9698 4781 9699 4781 9698
      4780 9698 4779 9697 4757 9689 4752 9735
      4771 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 256DEG 11KT 4765 9728 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Voelker
1 follow-up statement
122 
WWUS53 KFGF 071848
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
148 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017

NDC035-097-071915-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170607T1915Z/
Grand Forks ND-Traill ND-
148 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GRAND FORKS AND NORTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTIES...
    
At 147 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Buxton, or 20 miles south of Grand Forks, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Buxton and Reynolds around 200 PM CDT. 

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 115 and 132.
 
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 4783 9698 4782 9698 4781 9699 4781 9698
      4780 9698 4779 9697 4757 9689 4754 9723
      4774 9730
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 261DEG 15KT 4763 9717 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Voelker

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 11:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFWalsh57 min
Jun 7, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFWalsh61 min
Jun 7, 1:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFGFGrand Forks43 min
Jun 7, 1:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFGFGrand Forks, Traill25 min
Jun 7, 1:11 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrand Forks49 min
Jun 7, 1:44 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrand Forks30 min
Jun 7, 1:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrand Forks35 min
Jun 7, 1:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrand Forks, Walsh47 min
Jun 7, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFGrand Forks, Traill47 min
Jun 7, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFWalsh20 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.