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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 12, 2012Kittson County, Minnesota; Pembina County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2012, 6:22 PM CDT for Kittson County, Minnesota; Pembina County, North Dakota. It was in force for 53 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: Jul 12, 2012, 6:22 PM CDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2012, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Kittson County, MN, Pembina County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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
Jul 12, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Polk	45 min
Jul 12, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Norman	53 min
Jul 12, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Polk	57 min
Jul 12, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	54 min
Jul 12, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Roseau	25 min
Jul 12, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	65 min
Jul 12, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Polk	60 min
Jul 12, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Norman	57 min
Jul 12, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Roseau	51 min
Jul 12, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay	60 min
Jul 12, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Norman	35 min
Jul 12, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	54 min
Jul 12, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grand Forks	62 min
Jul 12, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	64 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2012 Special Weather Statements in North Dakota, 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.