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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2025, 3:55 PM CDT for Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Wadena County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
858
WFUS53 KFGF 162055
TORFGF
MNC159-162130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0009.250616T2055Z-250616T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
355 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Wadena County in central Minnesota...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 354 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from near Badoura to Oylen to
near Verndale, moving east at 40 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...
Verndale, Staples Airport, Huntersville, Nimrod, Aldrich, Blue
Grass, and Oylen.
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 4637 9473 4637 9515 4678 9492 4679 9479
4639 9478 4640 9477 4638 9475 4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 259DEG 35KT 4678 9477 4656 9478 4642 9497
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Rafferty/Grafenauer2 follow-up statements
034
WWUS53 KFGF 162107
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
407 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
MNC159-162130-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250616T2130Z/
Wadena MN-
407 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
WADENA COUNTY...
At 406 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from Oshawa to near Poplar to
near Esterdy, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Nimrod and Oylen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4641 9499 4679 9485 4679 9479 4640 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 259DEG 35KT 4680 9461 4658 9462 4644 9481
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Rafferty/Perroux970 WWUS53 KFGF 162121 SVSFGF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 421 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 MNC159-162130- /O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250616T2130Z/ Wadena MN- 421 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WADENA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. && LAT...LON 4641 9499 4679 9485 4679 9479 4640 9478 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 259DEG 35KT 4682 9445 4660 9446 4646 9465 $$ Rafferty/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 | FGF | Otter Tail | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 37 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.