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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 26, 2021Beltrami County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. 7 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 26, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.75 in

County Beltrami County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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
Jul 26, 5:13 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	Nw Red Lake, MN	INITIAL REPORT OF TORNADO ON LOWER RED LAKE WHICH QUICKLY MOVED ONSHORE AT RED LAKE AND LIKELY TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MILE, ENDING BY 515 PM CDT. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND, HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE HAIL CONTINUED TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADO
Jul 26, 5:13 PM CDT	TORNADO	Red Lake, MN	PRELIMINARY REPORT OF OBSERVED TORNADO. REPORTS OF SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
Jul 26, 5:15 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	Redby, MN	HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZED, AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS UP TO 70 MPH, PUMMELLED THE AREA BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF RED LAKE AND REDBY, AND NEARBY TRIBAL LANDS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THESE COMUNITIES. WIDESPREAD SHINGLE AND ROOFING DAMAGE WAS EV
Jul 26, 5:16 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	2 Ene Redby, MN	THIS TORNADO FORMED NEAR THE SHORE OF LOWER RED LAKE AND TRACKED TO THE SOUTHEAST. IT CROSSED MN HWY 1 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH BIA15 AND PENETRATED DEEPLY IN TO A FOREST OF LARGE EVERGREEN AND OAK TREES. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND DEBRIS TANGLED, THOUGH MOST DE
Jul 26, 5:23 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	1 Nnw Nebish, MN	THIS TORNADO WAS LIKELY WARPPED IN DOWNBURST WINDS, HEAVY RAIN, AND LARGE HAIL. THE TORNADO CORSSED SEVERAL COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS AS IT TRACKED TO THE SOUTHEAST, WITH NUMEROUS POPLAR AND OAK TREES SNAPPED ALONG ITS PATH. THE TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE CROSS P
Jul 26, 5:35 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 W Blackduck, MN	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE BLACKDUCK GOLF COURSE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL OCCURRED ACROSS MOST OF THE BLACKDUCK LAKE AREA AND HINES TOWNSHIP FROM 530 THROUGH 540 PM CDT.
Jul 26, 5:35 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Blackduck, MN	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE BLACKDUCK GOLF COURSE.

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

961 
WFUS53 KFGF 262213
TORFGF
MNC007-262300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0001.210726T2213Z-210726T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
513 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Beltrami County in north central Minnesota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over eastern Lower
  Red Lake, or 34 miles north of Bemidji, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and baseball size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  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.

* The tornado will be near...
  Saum around 525 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kelliher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4771 9443 4767 9490 4784 9506 4802 9500
      4795 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 284DEG 32KT 4797 9481 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

CJ

2 follow-up statements

214 
WWUS53 KFGF 262223
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
523 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

MNC007-262300-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210726T2300Z/
Beltrami MN-
523 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY...
    
At 521 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Saum, or 33 miles
north of Bemidji, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and three inch hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. At 5:10 PM, damage from 
         a tornado was reported at Red Lake, Minnesota.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Blackduck, Nebish and southeastern Lower Red Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Additionally, very large hail is possible with this storm.

&&

LAT...LON 4771 9443 4767 9490 4784 9492 4791 9483
      4792 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 284DEG 32KT 4795 9470 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

CJ

118 
WWUS53 KFGF 262242
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
542 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

MNC007-262300-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210726T2300Z/
Beltrami MN-
542 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY...
    
At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kelliher, or 35 miles northeast of Bemidji, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and three inch 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.

Locations impacted include...
Blackduck.

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.

In addition to the tornado threat, very large hail is likely with 
this storm.

&&

LAT...LON 4767 9488 4786 9455 4771 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 284DEG 32KT 4791 9446 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

CJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Wilkin	35 min
Jul 25, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail	18 min
Jul 25, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grant	32 min
Jul 25, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grant	29 min
Jul 26, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami	52 min
Jul 26, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater	60 min
Jul 26, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Beltrami	43 min
Jul 26, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	37 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.