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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2022, 4:06 PM CDT for Grant County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 min. 11 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 30, 2022, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2022, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Grant County, MN
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Herman, MN | NUMEROUS LARGE COTTONWOOD, ASH, AND SPRUCE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND NIEMACKI LAKE PARK. WIND GUSTS FROM 60 TO 80 MPH AFFECTED MUCH OF MACSVILLE TOWNSHIP THROUGH 411 PM CDT. |
| May 30, 4:14 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 Wsw Barrett, MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED NE FOR ROUGHLY 6 MILES TO AROUND 3 SE ELBOW LAKE BY 419 PM CDT. NUMEROUS WOODEN SINGLE AND DOUBLE /X BRACED/ POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED, INCLUDING A NEARLY 2 MILE STRETCH OF DOUBL |
| May 30, 4:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wsw Barrett, MN | PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 120 MPH. TORNADO BEGAN 5 W OF BARRETT IN GRANT COUNTY AND LASTED FOR 5 MINUTES, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 6 MILES. TORNADO WIDTH WAS 350 YARDS WIDE. NUMEROUS ASH, SPRUCE, COTTONWOOD, AND WILLOW TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SEVERAL STE |
| May 30, 4:15 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 5 S Wendell, MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED TO THE NE FOR ABOUT 11 MILES, ENDING AROUND 4.3 MILES NNE OF ELBOW LAKE BY 424 PM CDT. NUMEROUS ASH, SPRUCE, COTTONWOOD, AND WILLOW TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. NUMEROUS WOOD |
| May 30, 4:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Barrett, MN | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. SHED DESTROYED. |
| May 30, 4:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Barrett, MN | LARGE TREES DOWN, SHED DESTROYED. |
| May 30, 4:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | Elbow Lake, MN | NUMEROUS LARGE ASH AND SPRUCE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND TOWN. ONE OF 4 LARGE 100K BUSHEL STEEL GRAIN BINS WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE ELBOW LAKE COOPERATIVE GRAIN ELEVATOR. WIND GUSTS LIKELY RANGED FROM 70 TO 90 MPH FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. TIME ESTIMATED BASED O |
| May 30, 4:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 5 Ene Elbow Lake, MN | NUMEROUS LARGE ASH, PINE, AND SPRUCE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AT THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS CAMPGROUND. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS IMPACTED MUCH OF ERDAHL TOWNSHIP WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. TWO STORAGE BUILDINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS G |
| May 30, 4:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Ashby, MN | A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION TRAVELING ON WESTBOUND I-94 WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO A VEHICLE THAT HAD PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO AN APPROACHING STORM. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THREE INDIVIDUALS SUSTAINED NON-LIFETHREATENING INJURIES. TIME ESTIMA |
| May 30, 4:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | Ashby, MN | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH. |
| May 30, 4:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ashby, MN | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
071
WFUS53 KFGF 302106
TORFGF
MNC051-302130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0009.220530T2106Z-220530T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
406 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Grant County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 405 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Donnelly, or 38 miles south of Fergus Falls,
moving north at 50 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...
Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Wendell and Norcross.
This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 71 and
80.
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 4576 9625 4611 9611 4611 9577 4593 9577
4592 9575 4576 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 190DEG 45KT 4572 9604
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Perroux/GG1 follow-up statement
293
WWUS53 KFGF 302120
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
420 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
MNC051-302130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220530T2130Z/
Grant MN-
420 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR GRANT
COUNTY...
At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Barrett, or 26 miles south of Fergus Falls, moving
north at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Barrett, Wendell, Norcross and Erdahl.
This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 71 and
80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4611 9611 4611 9577 4593 9577 4592 9576
4586 9575 4581 9576 4585 9622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 190DEG 45KT 4591 9599
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Perroux/GGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 39 min |
| May 29, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 42 min |
| May 29, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 31 min |
| May 30, 2:35 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 25 hr |
| May 30, 4:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 49 min |
| May 30, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Clay | 7 days |
| May 30, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 6 days |
| May 30, 10:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 10 days |
| May 30, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 38 min |
| May 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 37 min |
| May 30, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 34 min |
| May 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 55 min |
| May 30, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 49 min |
| May 30, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 26 min |
| May 30, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 53 min |
| May 30, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Wadena | 25 min |
| May 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen | 57 min |
| May 30, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods | 59 min |
| May 30, 6:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 6 days |
| May 30, 6:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 4 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.