Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2020, 7:21 PM CDT for Becker County, Hubbard County, Minnesota. It was in force for 39 min. 6 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
- Aug 7, 2020, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Becker County, MN, Hubbard County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Wnw Park Rapids, MN | VIDEO AND SPOTTER REPORTS OF SUSTAINED WALL CLOUD WITH MULTIPLE FUNNELS AND MULTIPLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS OVER FEW MINUTE PERIOD WEST OF FISHHOOK LAKE AND NEAR HWY 71. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT SOME LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN BUT OTHERWISE MINIMAL DAMAGE |
| Aug 7, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nnw Park Rapids, MN | POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WEST SIDE OF FISHHOOK LAKE NEAR HWY 71. VIDEO AND NUMEROUS PICTURES WOULD INDICATE TOUCHDOWN, BUT IN ALL PICTURES THE VERY BOTTOM IS OBSCURED BY TREES. NO DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. |
| Aug 7, 7:35 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Nw Park Rapids, MN | |
| Aug 7, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nne Park Rapids, MN | NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN EMMA TOWNSHIP FROM POTATOE LAKE INTO BIG SAND LAKE. |
| Aug 7, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Dorset, MN | |
| Aug 7, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 W Nevis, MN | A TORNADO LIKELY WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN AND DOWN BURST WINDS TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 6 MILES TO AROUND 3 ESE OF NEVIS BY 825 PM CDT. IT CROSSED PORTIONS OF SHALLOW LAKE, THE NORTH END OF LAKE BELLE TAINE, AND THE SOUTH END OF EIGHTH CROW WING LAKE WHERE IN SNAPPED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1011 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
995
WFUS53 KFGF 080021
TORFGF
MNC005-057-080100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0025.200808T0021Z-200808T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
721 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Hubbard County in north central Minnesota...
East central Becker County in northwestern Minnesota...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Osage, or 29 miles east of Detroit Lakes, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Park Rapids around 740 PM CDT.
Dorset around 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4688 9536 4700 9534 4704 9488 4686 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 273DEG 22KT 4695 9524
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DJR2 follow-up statements
794
WWUS53 KFGF 080034
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
734 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
MNC005-057-080100-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200808T0100Z/
Hubbard MN-Becker MN-
734 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HUBBARD AND EAST CENTRAL BECKER COUNTIES...
At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Park Rapids, or 33 miles east of Detroit Lakes,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Park Rapids around 745 PM CDT.
Dorset around 800 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4688 9528 4701 9526 4704 9488 4686 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 272DEG 20KT 4693 9515
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DJR431
WWUS53 KFGF 080051
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
751 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
MNC005-080101-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200808T0100Z/
Becker MN-
751 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BECKER 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 100 AM CDT for
north central and northwestern Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4686 9487 4687 9516 4697 9516 4698 9517
4702 9517 4704 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 266DEG 17KT 4694 9504
$$
MNC057-080100-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200808T0100Z/
Hubbard MN-
751 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HUBBARD COUNTY...
At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Park Rapids, or 38 miles south of Bemidji, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Dorset around 805 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4686 9487 4687 9516 4697 9516 4698 9517
4702 9517 4704 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 266DEG 17KT 4694 9504
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 15 min |
| Aug 7, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 13 min |
| Aug 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clearwater | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Hubbard | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 52 min |
| Aug 8, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard | 44 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.