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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 20, 2012Marshall County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2012, 7:14 PM CDT for Marshall County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

County Marshall County, MN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 20, 2:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 7:00 AM CDT, 12 hours 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 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

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 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

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:15 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Mahnomen	30 min
Jun 21, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	60 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson	42 min
Jun 21, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	55 min
Jun 21, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	68 min
Jun 21, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall	30 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.