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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 16, 20254 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2025, 3:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2025, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Becker County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 16, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 245 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: 575 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

514 
WFUS53 KFGF 162005
TORFGF
MNC005-057-111-159-162030-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0007.250616T2005Z-250616T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
305 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Hubbard County in north central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Wadena County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Becker County in northwestern Minnesota...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 305 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Hillview, or 27 miles east of Detroit Lakes,
  moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Park Rapids, Menahga, Hillview, Midway, and Butler.

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 4661 9541 4676 9541 4699 9504 4667 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 234DEG 15KT 4673 9527 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Perroux

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 5:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Wilkin	33 min
Jun 16, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Wilkin	44 min
Jun 16, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Otter Tail	24 min
Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Otter Tail	45 min
Jun 16, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Otter Tail	44 min
Jun 16, 2:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FGF	Otter Tail	40 min
Jun 16, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Otter Tail, Wadena	38 min
Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena	37 min
Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Wadena	35 min
Jun 16, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Otter Tail	30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.