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2016 [KFGF] EASTERN_NORTH_DAKOTA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 29

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527 
WFUS53 KFGF 272301
TORFGF
MNC107-NDC097-272330-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0029.160827T2301Z-160827T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
601 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN NORMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 600 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CUMMINGS...OR
  30 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HILLSBORO AROUND 615 PM CDT. 
  CALEDONIA AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  HALSTAD AND SHELLY AROUND 630 PM CDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 112.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GRAND FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4745 9716 4753 9708 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 307DEG 16KT 4748 9708 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

LEE
342 
WWUS53 KFGF 272313
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
613 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

MNC107-NDC097-272330-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160827T2330Z/
NORMAN MN-TRAILL ND-
613 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTIES...
    
AT 612 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF HILLSBORO...OR 34 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND
FORKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
         BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CALEDONIA AROUND 615 PM CDT. 
  HALSTAD AROUND 630 PM CDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 106.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9711 4750 9699 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 322DEG 22KT 4742 9702 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$
JR
935 
WWUS53 KFGF 272330
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
630 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

MNC107-NDC097-272339-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160827T2330Z/
NORMAN MN-TRAILL ND-
630 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
TRAILL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4741 9711 4750 9699 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 307DEG 16KT 4742 9702 

$$

JR
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527 
WFUS53 KFGF 272301
TORFGF
MNC107-NDC097-272330-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0029.160827T2301Z-160827T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
601 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN NORMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 600 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CUMMINGS...OR
  30 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HILLSBORO AROUND 615 PM CDT. 
  CALEDONIA AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  HALSTAD AND SHELLY AROUND 630 PM CDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 112.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GRAND FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4745 9716 4753 9708 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 307DEG 16KT 4748 9708 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

LEE
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342 
WWUS53 KFGF 272313
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
613 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

MNC107-NDC097-272330-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160827T2330Z/
NORMAN MN-TRAILL ND-
613 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTIES...
    
AT 612 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF HILLSBORO...OR 34 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND
FORKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
         BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CALEDONIA AROUND 615 PM CDT. 
  HALSTAD AROUND 630 PM CDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 106.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9711 4750 9699 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 322DEG 22KT 4742 9702 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$
JR
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935 
WWUS53 KFGF 272330
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
630 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

MNC107-NDC097-272339-
/O.EXP.KFGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160827T2330Z/
NORMAN MN-TRAILL ND-
630 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
TRAILL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4741 9711 4750 9699 4744 9669 4724 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 307DEG 16KT 4742 9702 

$$

JR

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