Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Grand Forks, ND

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
800 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...WARM 850MB TEMPS ARE ACTING TO INHIBIT THUNDER
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE FA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH STRONGER FORCING FROM
MID-LEVEL WAVE...UPPER JET STREAK...AND INCREASING LOW-LEVEL JET.
THIS FORCING WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD PROPAGATION...AND EXPECT
THUNDER INTO THE DVL BASIN BY 02Z-03Z. GIVEN EXTREME INSTABILITY
AND DECENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR...SEVERE WX CONTINUES TO BE PROBABLE.
THIS ACTIVITY MOST LIKELY WILL CONTINUE A MAJORITY OF THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEE STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS.
CURRENT GRIDS IN GOOD SHAPE...AND NO CHANGES REQUIRED TO THE
FORECAST. NORTHERN FA MOST PROBABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL
GIVEN SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT...NO CHANGES TO FLASH FLOOD
WATCH.

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.AVIATION...TIMING AND LOCATION OF TSTMS THE MAIN CHALLENGE FOR
THE TAFS. WITH TIMING AND COVERAGE IN QUESTION...DECIDED TO
INTRODUCE CB TO THE CLOUD GROUP DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING TO INDICATE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION. THERE IS MORE
CONFIDENCE FOR KDVL...AND INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR THE MOST
PROBABLE TIME PERIOD. OVERALL WOULD APPEAR BEST CHC NEAR 03Z AT
KDVL...06Z-12Z KGFK-KTVF AREAS...A BIT LATER KBJI-KFAR. BRIEF
MVFR CIG PSBL NEAR OR JUST AFTER ANY TSTM DUE TO MOIST ENVIRONMENT
BUT OVERALL VFR WITH CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AOA 60KFT.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 235 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010/

SHORT TERM...

THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE SEVERE CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. MORNING ELEVATED
CONVECTION HAS MOVED INTO CANADA...AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS
BECOMING SLIGHTLY CAPPED. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL
WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN CONVECTIVE TIMING...BUT ALL MODELS ARE
SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN
INTO TUESDAY.

FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON/TONIGHT...EXPECT CAPPING TO WEAKEN IN THE
NW AND NRN CWA TOWARDS 00Z. INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGH TO
EXTREME...WITH MLCAPES AROUND 4000 J/KG ALONG WITH SFC DEWPOINTS
INTO THE LOW 70S NEAR THE SFC BOUNDARY. DEEP LAYERED SHEAR IS
AMPLE FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS INITIALLY...AND CAN/T RULE
OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO GIVEN THE HIGH INSTABILITY AND ENOUGH
SHEAR. A SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO APPROACH FROM THE NW ADDING DYNAMIC
LIFT. PWATS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO OVER 2 INCHES IN THE NORTH THIS
EVENING...AND WITH A FAIRLY SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTH IN THE PAST
WEEK...WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT. EXPECT A POSSIBLE
SEVERE MCS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND DIVE SE AND
ACCELERATE AFTER 06Z. WILL MENTION SEVERE WORDING IN THE NORTH
THROUGH 06Z...AND IN ALL AREAS AFTER 06Z.

ON TUESDAY...EXPECT A SECOND SHORTWAVE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH ELEVATED
INSTABILITY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUE IN THE SOUTH
FOR A CONTINUED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. PWATS WILL ALSO BE NEAR 2
INCHES IN THE SOUTH...SO A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HERE CAN/T BE
RULED OUT AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS AREA.

FOR WED...HIGH PRESSURE AND COOLER AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION.

FOR THU...EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTING EAST.

LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
FOLLOWED HPC FOR THE MOST PART IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.  DID MODIFY
THE SKY GRIDS TO HAVE A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER THAN GIVEN.  USING
BLEND OF ECMWF/GFS SHOWS BASIC UPPER AIR PATTERN TO REMAIN IN PLACE
WITH 500 MB SHORT WAVES MOVING THRU CANADA EVERY 2-3 DAYS.  SRN EDGE
OF THE 70-90KT 250 MB WESTERLIES WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NRN TIER OF
THE U.S. WITH ERN ND/NW MN ON SOUTHERN EDGE OF LIFT ASSOC WITH THESE
WAVES.  ONE SUCH PCPN CHANCE WILL BE FRIDAY...WITH ANOTHER SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY.  AS USUAL...EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF SYSTEMS TO
REMAIN UNCERTAIN UNTIL CLOSER TO EVENT.  AT THIS TIME...THEY BOTH
DONT APPEAR TO BE UNUSUALLY STRONG.  TEMPS TO BE CLOSE TO AVERAGE.

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.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-
     024-054.

MN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR MNZ004-005-007-008.

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TG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
235 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

MNZ004-005-007-008-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-054-271945-
KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
235 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN
THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 PM.

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP IF STORMS CONTINUALLY
DEVELOP OVER AN AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DRIER AND
COOLER AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

MNZ001>003-006-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ026>030-038-039-
049-052-053-271945-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
235 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY
RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TUESDAY
MORNING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
STORMS TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

DK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
917 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

NDZ006-014-015-026-270300-
BENSON ND-NELSON ND-RAMSEY ND-TOWNER ND-
917 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN TOWNER...EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN NELSON...SOUTHERN RAMSEY AND BENSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000
PM CDT...

AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANDO
TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADDOCK...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WEBSTER...MINNEWAUKAN AND FLORA AROUND 925 PM CDT.
DEVILS LAKE AND OBERON AROUND 940 PM CDT.
CAMP GRAFTON AROUND 945 PM CDT.
FORT TOTTEN AROUND 950 PM CDT.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

DK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
934 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MUNICH                  48.67N 98.83W
07/26/2010                   CAVALIER           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 FT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED - ESTIMATED WINDS OF 70-80
            MPH.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
936 PM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 PM     HAIL             3 WSW ROCKLAKE          48.77N 99.31W
07/26/2010  E0.25 INCH       TOWNER             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

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