Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 447
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 27, 1998, 8:15 PM CDT for 16 counties in Minnesota; 23 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 1998, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 1998, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 39 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 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.
Warnings issued inside it
7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 49 min |
| May 27, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 46 min |
| May 27, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 34 min |
| May 27, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 27 min |
| May 27, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom | 33 min |
| May 27, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 37 min |
| May 27, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen | 34 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 54 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Dakota, 1998Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 1998Every severe thunderstorm watch in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.