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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 9, 2016Nelson County, Ramsey County, Walsh County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2016, 5:43 PM CDT for Nelson County, Ramsey County, Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 62 min. 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 9, 2016, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 5:45 PM CDTHAIL 1.53 Ene Garske, NDMAINLY QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL WITH SOME UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZED. LARGE HAIL OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 540 AND 545 PM CDT.
Jul 9, 6:10 PM CDTHAIL 1.256 W Brocket, ND
Jul 9, 6:21 PM CDTHAIL 1Sw Brocket, NDDIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 240 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1345 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

776 
WUUS53 KFGF 092243
SVRFGF
NDC063-071-099-092345-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0075.160709T2243Z-160709T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
543 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 542 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GARSKE...OR
  18 MILES NORTH OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GARSKE AROUND 545 PM CDT. 
  WEBSTER AROUND 550 PM CDT. 
  EDMORE AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  LAWTON AROUND 635 PM CDT. 
  BROCKET AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4843 9885 4847 9794 4811 9797 4828 9891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 280DEG 26KT 4838 9892 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KNUTSVIG
2 follow-up statements
626 
WWUS53 KFGF 092258
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
558 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NDC063-071-099-092345-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160709T2345Z/
RAMSEY ND-WALSH ND-NELSON ND-
558 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY...SOUTHWESTERN WALSH AND NORTHEASTERN NELSON
COUNTIES...

AT 557 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF EDMORE...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC. 

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

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EDMORE AROUND 610 PM CDT. 
  LAWTON AROUND 620 PM CDT. 
  BROCKET AROUND 625 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4843 9875 4847 9794 4811 9797 4826 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 280DEG 26KT 4834 9862 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KNUTSVIG
760 
WWUS53 KFGF 092313
SVSFGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
613 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NDC063-071-099-092345-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160709T2345Z/
RAMSEY ND-WALSH ND-NELSON ND-
613 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RAMSEY...SOUTHWESTERN WALSH AND NORTHEASTERN NELSON
COUNTIES...

AT 612 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROCKET...OR
22 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BROCKET AND LAWTON AROUND 615 PM CDT. 
  WHITMAN AROUND 630 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4844 9853 4847 9794 4811 9797 4822 9860
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 272DEG 41KT 4825 9843 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

KNUTSVIG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 3:00 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryFGFRansom, Richland, Sargent24 hr
Jul 9, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Ramsey53 min
Jul 9, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Ramsey, Towner64 min
Jul 9, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner64 min
Jul 9, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFNelson, Ramsey, Walsh48 min
Jul 9, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh39 min
Jul 9, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Nelson, Walsh42 min
Jul 9, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Ramsey, Walsh51 min
Jul 9, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Nelson, Steele, Walsh44 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.