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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 205, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2002, 7:51 PM CDT for Becker County, Clearwater County, Mahnomen County, Minnesota. It was in force for 54 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2002, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2002, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Becker County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Bejou, MN | Branches were blown down. |
| Aug 11, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Bejou, MN | A brief touchdown pulled up tin on a barn roof. |
| Aug 11, 8:10 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogema, MN | Branches were blown down. |
| Aug 11, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Bagley, MN | The tornado made a brief touchdown in a open pasture. |
| Aug 11, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Shevlin, MN | A brief touchdown knocked down a few trees in a yard. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 23 min |
| Aug 11, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard | 59 min |
| Aug 11, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 56 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.