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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2012, 5:42 PM CDT for Nelson County, North Dakota. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2012, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Nelson County, ND
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The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 20, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 326 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 NDZ015-026-054-202130- NELSON ND-RAMSEY ND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY ND- 326 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WALSH...CENTRAL RAMSEY AND NORTHERN NELSON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORM. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR... SOUTHAM AROUND 400 PM CDT. LAWTON AND BROCKET AROUND 420 PM CDT. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4840 9812 4809 9820 4820 9891 4836 9887 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 273DEG 21KT 4824 9883 DK
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 425 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 MNZ003-NDZ039-202230- CASS ND-CLAY MN- 425 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARWOOD TO 9 MILES WEST OF KINDRED...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... DAVENPORT AROUND 430 PM CDT. HARWOOD AND GEORGETOWN AROUND 435 PM CDT. KINDRED...WEST FARGO AND REILE'S ACRES AROUND 440 PM CDT. FARGO...HORACE AND KRAGNES AROUND 445 PM CDT. FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN...MILE MARKERS 49 AND 77... FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 94...THE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN NORTH DAKOTA MILE MARKER 340 AND MINNESOTA MILE MARKER 20... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4713 9635 4664 9647 4664 9724 4714 9700 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 273DEG 28KT 4706 9692 4669 9717 DK
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ramsey | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey, Towner | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 34 min |
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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.