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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2026, 2:51 PM CDT for Hubbard County, Minnesota. It was in force for 12 min. 1 report 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 19, 2026, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2026, 3:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Hubbard County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ssw Laporte, MN | Delayed report: end point of Laporte Ef0. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
189
WFUS53 KFGF 191951
TORFGF
MNC057-192015-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0003.260619T1951Z-260619T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
251 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Hubbard County in north central Minnesota...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 250 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Laporte, or 9
miles northwest of Walker, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
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...
Laporte and Benedict.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4710 9486 4728 9484 4729 9466 4708 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 272DEG 22KT 4719 9472
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Rafferty1 follow-up statement
285 WWUS53 KFGF 192003 SVSFGF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 303 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 MNC057-192013- /O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260619T2015Z/ Hubbard MN- 303 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HUBBARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. && LAT...LON 4710 9486 4728 9484 4729 9466 4708 9466 TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 272DEG 22KT 4719 9460 $$ Rafferty
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Wadena | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.