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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 5, 2015Wadena County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2015, 8:02 PM CDT for Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 58 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 5, 2015, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

County Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1489 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1489 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

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

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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 Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:29 AM CDT, 15 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
429 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-061200-
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 COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
429 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DAMAGING HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG WITH A FEW
REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

THERE IS A HEIGHTENED SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY WHERE STORMS MAY BE MORE PERSISTENT AND WIDESPREAD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

TG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
443 PM CDT SUN JUL 05 2015

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

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW GRAND FORKS        47.96N 97.13W
07/05/2015                   GRAND FORKS        ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN NORTH OF EMERADO.

&&

DRIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
454 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

MNZ009-017-052300-
NORTH BELTRAMI MN-SOUTH BELTRAMI MN-
454 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 453 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTH OF REDBY...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEBISH AROUND 505 PM CDT.
  TENSTRIKE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  HINES AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  BLACKDUCK AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  FUNKLEY AROUND 550 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR LOWER RED LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4768 9511 4785 9514 4796 9443 4760 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 273DEG 23KT 4776 9496

JR
Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
522 PM CDT SUN JUL 05 2015

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

0521 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SE STEPHEN            48.40N 96.80W
07/05/2015  M4.00 INCH       MARSHALL           MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

&&

DRIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
558 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

MNZ017-060000-
SOUTH BELTRAMI MN-
558 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 558 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TURTLE RIVER...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TURTLE RIVER AROUND 615 PM CDT.
  TENSTRIKE AROUND 620 PM CDT.
  HINES AROUND 625 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4754 9500 4775 9499 4779 9443 4753 9441
      4749 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 273DEG 21KT 4764 9489

JR
Local storm report, Jul 5, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 5, 6:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFHubbard60 min

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Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.