Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Grand Forks, ND

FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
950 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

BASES ARE COVERED WELL THIS MORNING...SO ONLY A FEW MINOR TWEAKS
EXPECTED. SLOW MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS (A FEW SEVERE) SET UP
RIGHT ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THE STRONGEST CELLS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST FA AND THIS AREA HAS BEEN HIT THE HARDEST WITH RAINFALL
DURING THE PAST SEVERAL EVENTS. PRIOR SHIFT ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN FA AND WITH CURRENT HEAVIER RAIN AND MORE
EXPECTED...WILL CONTINUE. SPC SLIGHT RISK AREA COVERS SOUTH/EAST FA
SO WILL MAINTAIN POSSIBLE SEVERE WORDING IN THESE AREAS. LOTS OF
CLOUDS ALONG THE VALLEY AND EAST WHICH WILL INHIBIT A LOT OF TEMP
RISE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOULD SEE BETTER RISE TO THE WEST OF THE
VALLEY...BUT THIS AREA WAS COOLER THAN AREAS TO THE EAST. SO TEMPS
SHOULD BALANCE OUT TO WHAT IS EXPECTED IN THE GRIDS. WEAK SFC FLOW
AND SOUPY DEW POINTS LEADING TO PERSISTENT FOG SO WILL PROBABLY
INCLUDE A MENTION INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

.FGF...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KFAR-KPKD
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GODON

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
731 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER 2 PM CDT
LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINS
OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN PARTS
OF THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FGF/INDEX.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE)

VOELKER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
818 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0720 AM    7 NW LITCHVILLE           ND   .75 INCH HAIL
06/23/03   BARNES                         REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVER.

DPORTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
923 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0918 AM    3 NE HAVANA               ND   .75 INCH HAIL
06/23/03   SARGENT                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

GJG