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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 29, 2026Wadena County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2026, 11:33 AM CDT for Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 27 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 29, 2026, 11:33 AM CDT (16:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 199 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 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.

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 29, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 198 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: 4091 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.3
Supercell composite: 20.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

076 
WFUS53 KFGF 291633
TORFGF
MNC159-291700-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0007.260629T1633Z-260629T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1133 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wadena County in central Minnesota...

* Until noon CDT.

* At 1133 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Esterdy, or 32 miles west of Brainerd,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Staples Airport and Aldrich.

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 9498 4653 9503 4656 9478
      4639 9478 4640 9477 4638 9475 4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 263DEG 38KT 4646 9486 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Perroux

1 follow-up statement

078 
WWUS53 KFGF 291651
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1151 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

MNC159-291700-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260629T1700Z/
Wadena MN-
1151 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WADENA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
NOON CDT...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to 
expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
central Minnesota.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Wadena County until 1215 PM CDT.

&&

LAT...LON 4637 9473 4637 9498 4653 9503 4656 9478
      4639 9478 4640 9477 4638 9475 4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 263DEG 38KT 4648 9463 

$$

Perroux

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 8:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	FGF	Wilkin	50 min
Jun 29, 9:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	62 min
Jun 29, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin	54 min
Jun 29, 10:29 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Wilkin	91 min
Jun 29, 10:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena	53 min
Jun 29, 11:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Otter Tail, Wadena	53 min
Jun 29, 11:26 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Otter Tail	59 min
Jun 29, 1:33 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena	87 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.