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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 17, 20167 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 9:51 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 54 min. 5 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: Jun 17, 2016, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2016, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Jun 17, 10:00 AM CDT	HAIL 1.25	5 Wnw New York Mills, MN	REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Jun 17, 10:31 AM CDT	HAIL 0.75	7 Wsw Lake George, MN
Jun 17, 10:35 AM CDT	HAIL 1	5 E New York Mills, MN	PENNY TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
Jun 17, 10:40 AM CDT	HAIL 1.25	9 E Park Rapids, MN
Jun 17, 10:55 AM CDT	HAIL 1	4 S Wadena, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 17, 7:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

987 
WUUS53 KFGF 171451
SVRFGF
MNC005-007-029-057-087-111-159-171545-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0039.160617T1451Z-160617T1545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
951 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WADENA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN BECKER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MAHNOMEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT

* AT 951 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM ALIDA TO AMOR...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ALIDA AND UPPER RICE LAKE AROUND 955 AM CDT. 
  BECIDA AROUND 1000 AM CDT. 
  NEW YORK MILLS...DEER CREEK AND ROSBY AROUND 1015 AM CDT. 
  BLUFFTON AROUND 1020 AM CDT. 
  WADENA AROUND 1025 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4634 9606 4742 9551 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 253DEG 44KT 4741 9522 4640 9574 

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

TG

3 follow-up statements

430 
WWUS53 KFGF 171505
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1005 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC087-171513-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160617T1545Z/
MAHNOMEN MN-
1005 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAHNOMEN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4634 9589 4742 9544 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1503Z 253DEG 44KT 4745 9502 4644 9554 

$$

MNC005-007-029-057-111-159-171545-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160617T1545Z/
OTTER TAIL MN-WADENA MN-BECKER MN-BELTRAMI MN-CLEARWATER MN-
HUBBARD MN-
1005 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL...WADENA...EASTERN BECKER...SOUTHEASTERN
BELTRAMI...SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER AND HUBBARD COUNTIES...

AT 1003 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WILTON TO OTTERTAIL...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL IS
         CURRENTLY NEAR NEW YORK MILLS IN NORTHEASTERN OTTERTAIL
         COUNTY.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW YORK MILLS...DEER CREEK AND ROSBY AROUND 1015 AM CDT. 
  BLUFFTON AROUND 1020 AM CDT. 
  WADENA AROUND 1025 AM CDT. 
  SEBEKA AND BLUE GRASS AROUND 1035 AM CDT. 
  OYLEN AND NIMROD AROUND 1045 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4634 9589 4742 9544 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1503Z 253DEG 44KT 4745 9502 4644 9554 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TG

960 
WWUS53 KFGF 171532
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1032 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC029-171541-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160617T1545Z/
CLEARWATER MN-
1032 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4635 9547 4742 9499 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 269DEG 25KT 4654 9519 

$$

MNC005-007-057-111-159-171545-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160617T1545Z/
OTTER TAIL MN-WADENA MN-BECKER MN-BELTRAMI MN-HUBBARD MN-
1032 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL...WADENA...SOUTHEASTERN BECKER...
SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI AND HUBBARD COUNTIES...

AT 1031 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFFTON...OR
36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DETROIT LAKES...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WADENA AROUND 1035 AM CDT. 
  SEBEKA AROUND 1040 AM CDT. 
  BLUE GRASS AROUND 1045 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4635 9547 4742 9499 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 269DEG 25KT 4654 9519 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TG

382 
WWUS53 KFGF 171544
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1044 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC005-007-057-111-159-171554-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160617T1545Z/
OTTER TAIL MN-WADENA MN-BECKER MN-BELTRAMI MN-HUBBARD MN-
1044 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTER TAIL...
WADENA...SOUTHEASTERN BECKER...SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI AND HUBBARD
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4741 9467 4680 9466 4680 9479 4639 9478
      4637 9473 4635 9547 4742 9499 4742 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 253DEG 44KT 4654 9519 

$$

TG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	35 min
Jun 17, 5:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson	22 min
Jun 17, 5:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Roseau	53 min
Jun 17, 6:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	35 min
Jun 17, 7:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	57 min
Jun 17, 7:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	7 hr
Jun 17, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	60 min
Jun 17, 8:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Polk	74 min
Jun 17, 8:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker, Clay	51 min
Jun 17, 8:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	38 min
Jun 17, 8:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail	65 min
Jun 17, 8:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	61 min
Jun 17, 9:03 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	110 min
Jun 17, 9:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk	55 min
Jun 17, 9:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods	44 min
Jun 17, 9:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Polk	38 min
Jun 17, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Otter Tail	32 min
Jun 17, 10:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	43 min
Jun 17, 11:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Kittson	10 days
Jun 17, 11:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Otter Tail	41 min
Jun 17, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	40 min
Jun 17, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Otter Tail	64 min
Jun 17, 12:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grant	34 min
Jun 17, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena	60 min
Jun 17, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena	57 min
Jun 17, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Douglas	65 min
Jun 17, 3:34 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	FGF	Kittson	6 days

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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.