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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 2, 2024Barnes County, Ransom County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2024, 7:04 PM CDT for Barnes County, Ransom County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 min. 2 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 2, 2024, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2024, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Barnes County, ND, Ransom County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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
Jun 2, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Fort Ransom, ND	Tree damage at Fort Ransom state park.
Jun 2, 7:52 PM CDT	TORNADO	Fort Ransom, ND	A trained storm spotter (DouglasB27) reported a tornado moving southeast near highway 32 and hasd been on the ground 5 minutes prior to call.

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 2, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 2212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 13.0

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The text

As transmitted.

972 
WFUS53 KFGF 030004
TORFGF
NDC003-073-030045-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0002.240603T0004Z-240603T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
704 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Ransom County in southeastern North Dakota...
  Southwestern Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Marion, or 23 miles southeast of Jamestown, moving
  southeast at 20 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...
  Litchville, Fort Ransom, Hastings, Kathryn, and Little Yellowstone.

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 4642 9803 4663 9803 4663 9843 4676 9844
      4679 9843 4665 9783 4641 9801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 297DEG 18KT 4666 9835 

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

$$

Spender

1 follow-up statement

491 
WWUS53 KFGF 030031
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
731 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

NDC003-030040-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240603T0045Z/
Barnes ND-
731 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARNES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern North Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4641 9802 4642 9803 4663 9803 4663 9785
      4641 9801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 297DEG 18KT 4660 9818 

$$

NDC073-030045-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240603T0045Z/
Ransom ND-
731 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANSOM COUNTY...

At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Litchville, or 23 miles south of Valley City, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
Fort Ransom and Little Yellowstone.

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 4641 9802 4642 9803 4663 9803 4663 9785
      4641 9801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 297DEG 18KT 4660 9818 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Lynch

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	25 min
Jun 2, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	FGF	Ransom	47 min
Jun 2, 7:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Ransom	26 min
Jun 2, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Ransom, Richland, Sargent	53 min
Jun 2, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FGF	Ransom	30 min
Jun 2, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Ransom, Richland, Sargent	62 min
Jun 2, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	26 min
Jun 2, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Richland	31 min
Jun 2, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Richland	62 min
Jun 3, 2:34 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina and 3 more	6 hr
Jun 3, 10:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Richland	3 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.