Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 319

May 22, 20025 counties in Minnesota; 21 counties in North Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 22, 2002, 4:00 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota; 21 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2002, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2002, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 26 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Rolette 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 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Warnings issued inside it

5 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson24 min
May 22, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFOtter Tail32 min
May 22, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPembina29 min
May 22, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFPembina28 min
May 22, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Dakota, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2002Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2002

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.