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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

May 26, 2016Beltrami County, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 1:05 AM CDT for Beltrami County, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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
May 26, 2016, 1:05 AM CDT (06:05 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 1:25 AM CDTHAIL 12 S Wilton, MNNUMEROUS DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.

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

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1176 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

167 
WUUS53 KFGF 260605
SVRFGF
MNC007-029-057-260700-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0005.160526T0605Z-160526T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
105 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN HUBBARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 105 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ALIDA...OR 16
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEMIDJI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SOLWAY AROUND 125 AM CDT. 
  BEMIDJI AND WILTON AROUND 130 AM CDT. 
  PINEWOOD AROUND 135 AM CDT. 
  PUPOSKY AROUND 155 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4723 9510 4736 9537 4779 9500 4765 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 214DEG 26KT 4739 9520 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JH
2 follow-up statements
536 
WWUS53 KFGF 260628
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
128 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

MNC007-029-057-260700-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160526T0700Z/
BELTRAMI MN-CLEARWATER MN-HUBBARD MN-
128 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BELTRAMI...SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER AND NORTHWESTERN
HUBBARD COUNTIES...

AT 128 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WILTON...OR 7
MILES WEST OF BEMIDJI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BEMIDJI AROUND 130 AM CDT. 
  TURTLE RIVER AND PUPOSKY AROUND 150 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GRAND FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4723 9510 4736 9537 4779 9500 4765 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 221DEG 27KT 4752 9503 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JH
228 
WWUS53 KFGF 260656
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
156 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

MNC007-029-057-260705-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160526T0700Z/
BELTRAMI MN-CLEARWATER MN-HUBBARD MN-
156 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BELTRAMI...
SOUTHEASTERN CLEARWATER AND NORTHWESTERN HUBBARD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 200 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.

LAT...LON 4723 9510 4736 9537 4779 9500 4765 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 214DEG 26KT 4752 9503 

$$

JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFWilkin64 min
May 26, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBecker59 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.