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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2005, 7:18 PM CDT for Kittson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 12 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2005, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2005, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Kittson County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 10:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Humboldt, MN | SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS WASHED OUT. 4 HOMES FLOODED IN HUMBOLDT, ORLENES AND RICHARDSON TOWNSHIP. MAINLY WATER IN BASEMENT WITH WATER ON FIRST FLOOR IN ONE HOME. |
| Jul 2, 11:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Orleans, MN | RAILROAD TRACKS WASHED OUT NEAR ORLEANS. WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Jul 3, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Orleans, MN | NUMEROUS COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO OVERLAND FLOODING OVER NORTHERN HALF OF COUNTY. WATER 4 FEET DEEP FLOWING ACROSS COUNTY 6 NEAR INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY 1. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 278 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1756 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KFGF 030021 FFWFGF MNC069-031200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 718 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUMBOLDT TO 6 MILES WEST OF HALLOCK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 42 MILES NORTH OF GRAFTON TO 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAFTON. THE STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RADAR INDICATES UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER SOME LOCATIONS IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR...AND MORE RAIN IS LIKELY TO FALL ON THE SAME AREA DURING THIS EVENING. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HALLOCK...ORLEANS...NORTHCOTE AND HUMBOLDT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. LAT...LON 4899 9717 4871 9709 4865 9694 4898 9692 $$ WJB
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KFGF 030434 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 1130 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 MNC069-031200- KITTSON MN- 1130 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN KITTSON COUNTY... AT 1127 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED VERY SLOWLY OR REMAINED STATIONARY DURING THIS EVENING...WITH RADAR ESTIMATING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES OVER NORTHERN KITTSON COUNTY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ORLEANS...NORTHCOTE AND LANCASTER. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS DURING THIS OVERNIGHT PERIOD WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 4899 9717 4871 9709 4865 9694 4898 9692 $$ WJB
000 WGUS73 KFGF 030520 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 1214 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 MNC069-031200- KITTSON MN- 1214 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN KITTSON COUNTY... AT 1145 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING IN KITTSON COUNTY. RAILROAD TRACKS WERE WASHED OUT NEAR ORLEANS. ALTHOUGH THIS ROUND OF RAINFALL HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED...ADDITIONAL RAIN AND WIND IS POSSIBLE LATER IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...AND ENOUGH RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN TO CONTINUE FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH DAYBREAK AND BEYOND. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HALLOCK...ORLEANS AND HUMBOLDT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE. LAT...LON 4899 9717 4871 9709 4865 9694 4898 9692 $$ WJB
000 WGUS73 KFGF 030540 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 1235 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 MNC069-031200- KITTSON MN- 1235 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN KITTSON COUNTY... AT 1232 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING IN KITTSON COUNTY. RAILROAD TRACKS WERE WASHED OUT NEAR ORLEANS WHERE AT LEAST 5-8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. ALTHOUGH THIS ROUND OF RAINFALL HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED...ADDITIONAL RAIN AND WIND IS POSSIBLE LATER IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...AND ENOUGH RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN TO CONTINUE FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH DAYBREAK AND BEYOND. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN TONIGHT FROM NEAR HUMBOLT TO ORLEANS SOUTHEAST TO JUST NORTH OF LANCASTER. THESE EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON THE JOE RIVER AND THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE TWO RIVERS. THIS FLOW WILL HEAD NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER NEAR NOYES. PERSONS IN NORTHERN KITTSON SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY WITH THIS FLASH FLOOD EVENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. LAT...LON 4899 9721 4881 9715 4882 9642 4899 9642 $$ DK/WJB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 59 min |
| Jul 3, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Polk | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pennington, Red Lake | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Roseau | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 57 min |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Roseau | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 40 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.