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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 24, 2022Benson County, Eddy County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2022, 3:18 PM CDT for Benson County, Eddy County, North Dakota. It was in force for 42 min. 3 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 24, 2022, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Benson County, ND, Eddy County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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 24, 3:25 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 Nw Sheyenne, NDVIDEO WITH PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL, LOCATED TO NORTHWEST OF SHEYENNE. SPOTTER LOCATED NEAR SHEYENNE.
Jun 24, 3:25 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 Nw Sheyenne, NDVIDEO WITH PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL, LOCATED TO NORTHWEST OF SHEYENNE. SPOTTER LOCATED NEAR SHEYENNE.
Jun 24, 3:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGSheyenne, NDLARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS BROKEN DOWN. A FEW SHINGLES OFF OF HOUSE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2022-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1126 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2022-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-307 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

167 
WFUS53 KFGF 242018
TORFGF
NDC005-027-242100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0021.220624T2018Z-220624T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
318 PM CDT Fri Jun 24 2022

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Benson County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northwestern Eddy County in northeastern North Dakota...

* Until 400 PM CDT.
    
* At 318 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Sheyenne, or 25 miles southwest of Devils Lake,
  moving northeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sheyenne and Oberon.

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 4803 9924 4790 9889 4775 9912 4778 9930
      4785 9930 4785 9932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 208DEG 6KT 4782 9919 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

VG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Pembina45 min
Jun 23, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFPembina32 min
Jun 24, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPembina, Walsh59 min
Jun 24, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy39 min
Jun 24, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFCavalier, Pembina, Walsh47 min
Jun 24, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRamsey, Walsh41 min
Jun 24, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFCavalier, Walsh20 min
Jun 24, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Ramsey63 min
Jun 24, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFCavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Walsh53 min
Jun 24, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFCavalier, Pembina, Walsh32 min
Jun 24, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFCavalier, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Walsh65 min
Jun 24, 3:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFBenson, Eddy9 hr
Jun 24, 3:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFCavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Walsh9 hr
Jun 24, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBenson, Eddy30 min
Jun 24, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPembina14 min
Jun 24, 4:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFRamsey9 hr
Jun 24, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRamsey22 min
Jun 24, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Ramsey41 min
Jun 24, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more67 min
Jun 24, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Nelson48 min
Jun 24, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy48 min
Jun 24, 5:18 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFGFGrand Forks, Nelson42 min
Jun 24, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatFGFGrand Forks, Nelson, Walsh54 min
Jun 24, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey36 min
Jun 24, 5:40 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFGFGrand Forks40 min
Jun 24, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFGrand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele62 min
Jun 24, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Steele, Traill65 min
Jun 24, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFGrand Forks, Walsh48 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.