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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2016, 1:10 AM CDT for Richland County, North Dakota; Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2016, 1:10 AM CDT (06:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wahpeton, ND | REPORTS OF KNEE DEEP WATER ON 6TH STREET SOUTH. ALSO BASEMENTS FLOODING AND POWER OUTAGES. REPORTS POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 10, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Breckenridge, MN | FIELD AND FARM ACCESS ROADS FLOODING NEAR THE DORAN SLOUGH. |
| Jul 10, 6:32 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.91 | 3 Se Breckenridge, MN | 24-HOUR RAINFALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1392 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 20.7
The text
As transmitted.
452 WGUS53 KFGF 100610 FFWFGF MNC111-167-NDC077-101400- /O.NEW.KFGF.FF.W.0003.160710T0610Z-160710T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 110 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY * AT 108 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN NEAR WAHPETON...WITH ESTIMATES OF OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR IN THIS AREA. IN ADDITION, A REPORT OF NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS RECEIVED FROM WAHPETON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WAHPETON...BRECKENRIDGE...MOORETON...FOXHOME...DWIGHT...DORAN AND GALCHUTT. ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 4626 9699 4645 9687 4632 9615 4608 9629 $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
268 WGUS73 KFGF 100850 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 350 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 MNC111-167-NDC077-101400- /O.CON.KFGF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160710T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN-RICHLAND ND- 350 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTTER TAIL...SOUTHERN WILKIN AND EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES... AT 344 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST EVENING...WITH REPORTS OF SOME HIGHER TOTALS IN THE WAHPETON AREA. REPORTS OF WATER OVER ROADWAYS AND FLOODED BASEMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED NEAR WAHPETON. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED...WATER MAY REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WAHPETON...BRECKENRIDGE...MOORETON...FOXHOME...DWIGHT...DORAN AND GALCHUTT. ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 4626 9699 4645 9687 4632 9615 4608 9629 $$ JAM
683 WGUS73 KFGF 101355 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 855 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 MNC111-167-NDC077-101404- /O.EXP.KFGF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160710T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN-RICHLAND ND- 855 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTTER TAIL...SOUTHERN WILKIN AND EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 4626 9699 4645 9687 4632 9615 4608 9629 $$ HOPKINS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Grand Forks, Steele, Traill, Walsh | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Eddy | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Eddy | 20 min |
| Jul 9, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Grand Forks, Traill | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Steele, Traill | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs, Steele | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Steele, Traill | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 53 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.