Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2020, 3:40 PM CDT for Kittson County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 50 min. 8 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 8, 2020, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2020, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Kittson County, MN, Roseau County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kennedy, MN | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORT POSTED VIA MPING. |
| Jun 8, 3:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Kennedy, MN | HAIL FROM 1 TO 2 INCH DIAMETER NEARLY COVERED THE GROUND. VIDEO POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jun 8, 3:52 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Wsw Lake Bronson, MN | FUNNEL CLOUD DEVELOPED AND LASTED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE. PHOTO AND REPORT POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jun 8, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Lake Bronson, MN | REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jun 8, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Lake Bronson, MN | REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. HAIL RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER. |
| Jun 8, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Lake Bronson, MN | DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kennedy, MN | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. |
| Jun 8, 4:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Caribou, MN |
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 8, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
307
WFUS53 KFGF 082040
TORFGF
MNC069-135-082130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0004.200608T2040Z-200608T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
340 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Kittson County in northwestern Minnesota...
West central Roseau County in northwestern Minnesota...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 340 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kennedy, or 26 miles northeast of Grafton, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Hallock around 350 PM CDT.
Lake Bronson around 400 PM CDT.
Lake Bronson State Park and Lancaster around 405 PM CDT.
Caribou around 430 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 4892 9618 4854 9683 4854 9696 4861 9713
4900 9667 4900 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 222DEG 32KT 4862 9691
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
NC2 follow-up statements
181
WWUS53 KFGF 082102
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
402 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
MNC069-135-082130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200608T2130Z/
Kittson MN-Roseau MN-
402 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KITTSON AND WEST CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTIES...
At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Bronson, or 40 miles northeast of Grafton,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lake Bronson State Park around 405 PM CDT.
Caribou around 435 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4862 9670 4870 9696 4900 9663 4900 9640
4892 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 222DEG 32KT 4877 9671
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
NC564
WWUS53 KFGF 082129
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
429 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
MNC069-135-082137-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200608T2130Z/
Kittson MN-Roseau MN-
429 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN KITTSON AND WEST CENTRAL ROSEAU
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northwestern Minnesota.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Kittson and Roseau Counties until 4:45 PM.
LAT...LON 4862 9670 4870 9696 4900 9663 4900 9640
4892 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 222DEG 32KT 4893 9649
$$
NCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 8:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman and 3 more | 61 min |
| Jun 7, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Red Lake | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 17 min |
| Jun 8, 1:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Kittson | 8 days |
| Jun 8, 2:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clearwater | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 4 days |
| Jun 8, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Kittson | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 20 min |
| Jun 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Polk | 18 min |
| Jun 8, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 28 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.