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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2022, 10:01 PM CDT for Grand Forks County, North Dakota. It was in force for 44 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
- May 29, 2022, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2022, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Grand Forks County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 10:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Mccanna, ND | REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| May 29, 10:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Mccanna, ND | |
| May 29, 10:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Se Gilby, ND | SEVERAL BURSTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THROUGH 1050 PM CDT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 1344 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KFGF 300301
TORFGF
NDC035-300345-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0008.220530T0301Z-220530T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1001 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 1001 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over McCanna, or 30 miles west of Grand Forks,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Honeyford and Grand Forks AFB.
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 4792 9775 4805 9775 4807 9742 4794 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 261DEG 13KT 4799 9770
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
TG2 follow-up statements
153
WWUS53 KFGF 300320
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1020 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022
NDC035-300345-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-220530T0345Z/
Grand Forks ND-
1020 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY...
At 1020 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near McCanna, or 25 miles west of Grand Forks, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Honeyford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4795 9764 4805 9763 4807 9742 4796 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 263DEG 15KT 4801 9759
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
TG895
WWUS53 KFGF 300344
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1044 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022
NDC035-300354-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-220530T0345Z/
Grand Forks ND-
1044 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4795 9764 4805 9763 4807 9742 4796 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 261DEG 13KT 4802 9747
$$
TGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Walsh | 67 min |
| May 29, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 58 min |
| May 29, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Walsh | 59 min |
| May 29, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 31 min |
| May 30, 2:35 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 25 hr |
| May 30, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 5 days |
| May 30, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Walsh | 7 days |
| May 30, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Richland | 11 hr |
| May 30, 10:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Richland | 10 days |
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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.