Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 216
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 9, 2001, 5:45 PM CDT for 11 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2001, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2001, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Kittson 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, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Richland County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
5 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 34 min |
| May 9, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina | 30 min |
| May 9, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 24 min |
| May 9, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 36 min |
| May 9, 9:41 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 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 25 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2001Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Dakota, 2001Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2001
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.