Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Grand Forks, ND

509 
WWUS53 KFGF 260316
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1016 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MNC027-167-NDC077-260330-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130626T0330Z/
RICHLAND ND-CLAY MN-WILKIN MN-
1016 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WILKIN...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL
1030 PM CDT...

AT 1010 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOLVERTON...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH
CENTRAL RICHLAND...NORTHWESTERN WILKIN AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4671 9674 4654 9639 4637 9669 4648 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 215DEG 11KT 4661 9664

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

JAM/JAR

977 
WWUS53 KFGF 260325
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1025 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MNC027-167-NDC077-260335-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130626T0330Z/
RICHLAND ND-CLAY MN-WILKIN MN-
1025 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WILKIN...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
1030 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS 
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4671 9674 4654 9639 4637 9669 4648 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 215DEG 11KT 4663 9662

$$

JAM/JAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
635 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 628 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

ONLY CHANGES THIS UPDATE WAS TO PUSH HIGHER POPS A BIT EAST BASED
ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. WITH LACK OF SHEAR CONVECTION PULSES UP A
FEW VOLUME SCANS THEN WEAKENS. STILL POTENTIAL FOR WIND...HAIL AND
MAY END UP WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING ISSUES HOWEVER UPSTREAM
CONVECTION WEST OF DVL WEAKENING. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THROUGH
THE EVENING. REMAINDER OF FORECAST OK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 318 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAPS ANALYSIS INDICATING MLCAPE 3500-4500
J/KG ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA (WEST OF
THE FA) WITH MLCAPE 2500-3500 J/KG ACROSS THE WESTERN FA. MLCIN
IS NOW LESS THAN 10 J/KG ALONG THE BOUNDARY...BUT STILL AROUND
30 J/KG ACROSS THE WESTERN FA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A
MID-LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THIS AREA...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATING VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY.
CONVECTIVE INITIATION SEEMS CERTAIN. ALTHOUGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS
VERY WEAK...AOB 20 KNOTS...THE VERY STRONG INSTABILITY SHOULD BE
ABLE TO PROMOTE SEVERE STORMS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WILL INCLUDE
T+ (SEVERE) FOR AREAS WEST OF THE VALLEY WHERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING. SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE LIMITED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS DUE TO WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND LACK OF A LOW LEVEL JET.
THE OTHER THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...AND KEPT THE
MENTION IN THE FORECAST. HI-RES MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT
THE ENTIRE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL BECOME MORE PROGRESSIVE THIS
EVENING...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT THE AREAL COVERAGE OF HEAVY RAIN. WILL
MONITOR AND MAY NEED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IF CONDITIONS INDICATE
THAT AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FA (WHERE THE MOST RAIN OCCURRED
LAST WEEK) ARE TO BE AFFECTED WITH A FEW HOURS OF MULTIPLE SLOW
MOVING STORMS.

WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY WILL BE NEAR THE NE
FA AND MODELS UNCERTAIN HOW QUICKLY THIS FEATURE WILL BE ABLE TO
PROPAGATE EASTWARD. KEPT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THIS AREA.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 318 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

THURSDAY-FRIDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO
DEVELOP. AFTERNOON SHOWERS (ISOLD TSTMS) POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON
WHERE COLD POOL ALOFT SETS UP...AND DEGREE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.
EXPECT BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL VALUES.

FRIDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN
DEPICTING AN AMPLIFIED WESTERN CONUS RIDGE DURING THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WHICH WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE FA.
A DEPARTING SHRTWV TROF FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY SHOULD
PRODUCE SOME LINGERING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHWEST MN ON
SATURDAY.

GENLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A RETROGRADING
WESTERN RIDGE WILL ALLOW SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR TO DROP INTO THE AREA
FROM CENTRAL CANADA...WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL
NORMALS. BY TUESDAY... THE NEXT APPROACHING SHRTWV TROF SHOULD
PRODUCE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 630 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE TIMING CONVECTION AS LINE PROPAGATES
SLOWLY EAST. NOT SURE HOW THIS WILL PAN OUT. UNLESS LINE BEGINS TO
BOW WITH WIND THREAT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE REACHING THE VALLEY.
FOR THIS ONLY MENTIONED T VCNTY AT GFK AND FAR. WILL MONITOR AND
UPDATE THROUGH THE EVENING AS NECESSARY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 100 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON HAS CRESTED AND THE RIVER LEVEL HAS
RECEDED BACK TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE SHEYENNE AT HARWOOD WILL
EASE BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...MINOR FLOODING
CONTINUES AT FARGO...SABIN... DILWORTH AND WEST FARGO. SOME
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WHICH COULD IMPACT
RIVER STAGES IF IT FALLS OVER ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...VOELKER
SHORT TERM...TG
LONG TERM...TG/GUST
AVIATION...VOELKER
HYDROLOGY...WJB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
557 AM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-261100-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-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-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
557 AM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE EAST TONIGHT. THE MAIN
THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 4 PM UNTIL
10 PM...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA
TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS PERSIST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH
SOME SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

DK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
815 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0814 PM     HAIL             CHAFFEE                 46.77N 97.35W
06/25/2013  E1.00 INCH       CASS               ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RECEIVED 1.36 INCH RAIN IN AN HOUR.

&&

HOPKINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
833 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0832 PM     HAIL             HUNTER                  47.19N 97.22W
06/25/2013  E0.75 INCH       CASS               ND   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

HOPKINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0839 PM     HAIL             5 S FARGO               46.80N 96.82W
06/25/2013  M1.00 INCH       CASS               ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

HOPKINS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
903 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ029-030-039-049-053-260300-
CASS ND-CLAY MN-NORMAN MN-RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-STEELE ND-TRAILL
ND-WILKIN MN-
903 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLAY AND SOUTHERN NORMAN COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWESTERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN RICHLAND...TRAILL...SOUTHEASTERN
STEELE...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN RANSOM AND CASS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR MAYVILLE TOWARD MAPLETON TO
ABERCROMBIE ALL MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH.

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

THE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...ALSO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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.

LAT...LON 4759 9737 4726 9617 4622 9676 4692 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 194DEG 17KT 4693 9696

JR

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
916 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

NDZ014-015-260315-
BENSON ND-RAMSEY ND-
916 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAMSEY AND EASTERN BENSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

AT 915 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
SOUTHAM...WEBSTER AND LAWTON.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME
SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4817 9909 4853 9867 4834 9833 4796 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 209DEG 18KT 4817 9871

JR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
936 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

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

0925 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW CASSELTON          46.88N 97.24W
06/25/2013  M1.70 INCH       CASS               ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HEAVY RAIN WEST OF CASSELTON ON I-94 HAS PRODUCED WATER
            IN ALL DIRECTIONS ON THE INTERSTATE AS REPORTED BY STORM
            CHASER.

&&

JR