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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 9, 2019Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 9, 2019, 5:25 PM CDT for Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 50 min. 10 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: Jul 9, 2019, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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
Jul 9, 5:27 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	8 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	PERSISTENT FUNNEL OBSERVED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 13 AND WEST OF WAHPETON FROM A LOCATION OF ABOUT 173RD STREET AND HWY 13.
Jul 9, 5:30 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	7 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WAS OBSERVED IN AN OPENED FIELD, FROM A LOCATION JUST EAST OF THE GREAT BEND EXIT OFF I-29. THIS TORNADO WAS THE FIRST THAT FORMED IN A SECOND OF TWO CYCLIC SERIES, BEGINNING IN RICHLAND COUNTY. THE TORNADO LIKELY TRACKED TO THE NORTHEAST FOR
Jul 9, 5:30 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OBSERVED FROM INTERSTATE 29.
Jul 9, 5:41 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	FUNNEL CLOUD VIEWED ABOUT 1 SW OF WAHPETON CITY LIMITS.
Jul 9, 5:41 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	FUNNEL CLOUD VIEWED ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF THE WAHPETON CITY LIMITS.
Jul 9, 5:50 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 Wsw Wahpeton, ND	ONE FUNNEL CLOUD WEST SOUTHWEST OF WAHPETON AND A SECOND FUNNEL NORTHWEST OF WAHPETON.
Jul 9, 5:52 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 W Wahpeton, ND	ONE FUNNEL CLOUD WEST SOUTHWEST OF WAHPETON AND A SECOND FUNNEL NORTHWEST OF WAHPETON.
Jul 9, 5:54 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Breckenridge, MN	FUNNEL CLOUD NEARLY OVERHEAD.
Jul 9, 5:57 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	3 N Breckenridge, MN	TWIN FUNNELS MOVED ACROSS THE RED RIVER NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE AND PRODUCED AT LEAST ONE DAMAGING TOUCHDOWN PATH. THIS TORNADO WAS SECOND WHICH FORMED IN THIS CYCLIC SERIES. IT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 75 AND TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR NEARLY 2 MILES TO ABOUT 4
Jul 9, 6:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 N Breckenridge, MN	TORNADO ROPING OUT NNE OF WAHPETON OR NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 923 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

439 
WFUS53 KFGF 092225
TORFGF
MNC167-NDC077-092315-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0008.190709T2225Z-190709T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
525 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Wilkin County in west central Minnesota...
  East central Richland County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Dwight, or 7 miles west of Wahpeton, moving
  northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Wahpeton, Breckenridge, Dwight, Brushvale and Everdell. 

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4618 9677 4626 9684 4648 9652 4624 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 242DEG 20KT 4625 9677 

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

$$

Lee

2 follow-up statements

306 
WWUS53 KFGF 092233
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
533 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

MNC167-NDC077-092315-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190709T2315Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
533 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WILKIN AND EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES...
    
At 532 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Dwight, or near
Wahpeton, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wahpeton, Breckenridge, Dwight, Brushvale and Everdell. 

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4620 9676 4627 9681 4648 9652 4625 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 242DEG 20KT 4627 9672 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Lee

672 
WWUS53 KFGF 092253
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
553 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

MNC167-NDC077-092315-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190709T2315Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
553 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WILKIN AND EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES...
        
At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wahpeton, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wahpeton, Breckenridge, Brushvale and Everdell. 

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4623 9666 4633 9673 4648 9652 4625 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 245DEG 16KT 4631 9660 

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

$$

Lee

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	53 min
Jul 8, 7:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Kittson	4 hr
Jul 8, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	54 min
Jul 8, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk	62 min
Jul 8, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	46 min
Jul 8, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk	55 min
Jul 8, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin	62 min
Jul 8, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen	46 min
Jul 8, 10:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Clay	3 hr
Jul 8, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater	50 min
Jul 8, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen	54 min
Jul 8, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin	63 min
Jul 8, 11:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	5 hr
Jul 8, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami	45 min
Jul 8, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	63 min
Jul 8, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin	62 min
Jul 8, 11:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay	4 hr
Jul 9, 12:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Wadena	31 min
Jul 9, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard, Wadena	16 min
Jul 9, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	10 days
Jul 9, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	8 days
Jul 9, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Clay	23 min
Jul 9, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	46 min
Jul 9, 5:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Wilkin	44 min
Jul 9, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Otter Tail, Wilkin	48 min
Jul 9, 6:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay	23 min
Jul 9, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay	30 min
Jul 9, 6:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Clay	2 hr
Jul 8, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Barnes, Steele, Traill	66 min
Jul 8, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cass	38 min
Jul 9, 2:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Cass	8 days
Jul 9, 2:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Cass, Ransom	11 hr
Jul 9, 2:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Cass	6 days
Jul 9, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Cass, Richland	30 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.