Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Grand Forks, ND

NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013-090430-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 8 1993

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
UNTIL 11 PM CDT...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL
4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...

AT 1030 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF
DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA IN MAHNOMEN COUNTY OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND HAD
PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO CLEARWATER COUNTY OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
BY 11 PM CDT.

ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND
FORKS NORTH DAKOTA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.
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OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...MANY WITH HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUED OVER EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25
MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREAS AND NEAR ANY OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF NECESSARY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS AS WELL AS
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
ANDERSZEN

NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013-090530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1130 PM CDT SUN AUG 8 1993

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTWEST CORNER OF
MINNESOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL
4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...

AT 1130 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF
FARGO NORTH DAKOTA IN TRAILL COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN AREA.
ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES EAST OF FARGO NORTH
DAKOTA NEAR DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR AND HAD PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

MANY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EXPECIALLY IN THE KARLSTAD AREA OF
KITTSON COUNTY MINNESOTA. REPORTS OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES
HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM KARLSTAD MINNESOTA. THE GOLF COURSE WAS UNDER
WATER AND IT WAS STILL RAINING. LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME URBAN
FLOODING OF STREETS AND UNDERPASSES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOURS.

PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE FLASH FLOOD AREAS SHOULD BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IN THE EVENT FLOODING DOES HAPPEN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS AS WELL AS
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
ANDERSEN

NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013-090530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1130 PM CDT SUN AUG 8 1993

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
MINNESOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL
4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...

AT 1130 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF
FARGO NORTH DAKOTA IN TRAILL COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN AREA.
ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES EAST OF FARGO NORTH
DAKOTA NEAR DETROIT LAKES MINNESOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR AND HAD PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

MANY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EXPECIALLY IN THE KARLSTAD AREA OF
KITTSON COUNTY MINNESOTA. REPORTS OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES
HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM KARLSTAD MINNESOTA. THE GOLF COURSE WAS UNDER
WATER AND IT WAS STILL RAINING. LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME URBAN
FLOODING OF STREETS AND UNDERPASSES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOURS.

PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE FLASH FLOOD AREAS SHOULD BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IN THE EVENT FLOODING DOES HAPPEN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS AS WELL AS
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
ANDERSEN

STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1200 AM CDT SUN AUG 9 1993

OBSERVATIONS TAKEN JUST PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT...

TIME          EVENT
1150 PM CDT   2.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT DRAYTON ND...BY COOP OBSERVER.

1155 PM CDT   5.40 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT KARLSTAD MN...BY HAM OPERATOR.

1145 PM CDT   1.44 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN GRAND FORKS ND...BY UNIVERSITY.

DM

STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1200 AM CDT SUN AUG 9 1993

OBSERVATIONS TAKEN JUST PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT...

TIME          EVENT
1150 PM CDT   2.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT DRAYTON ND...BY COOP OBSERVER.

1155 PM CDT   5.40 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT KARLSTAD MN...BY HAM OPERATOR.

1145 PM CDT   1.44 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN GRAND FORKS ND...BY UNIVERSITY.

DM

NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013-090645-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1240 AM CDT MON AUG 9 1993

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
MINNESOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL
4 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING...

AT 1234 AM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 55 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FARGO NORTH DAKOTA...IN EXTREME EAST MAHNOMEN COUNTY MINNESOTA.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND IS LIKELY PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS.

OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. THE AREA OF THUNDER
STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN REACHED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN
NORTH CENTRAL ROSEAU COUNTY MINNESOTA SOUTH THROUGH THIEF RIVER FALLS
AND ON TO ALEXANDRIA.

THIS AREA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT WILL
QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE FLASH FLOOD AREAS SHOULD BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IN THE EVENT FLOODING OCCURS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LO|CAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS AS WELL AS
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
BENNETT