Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT for Barnes County, Cass County, North Dakota. It was in force for 36 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
- Jun 9, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2017, 11:21 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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 9, 10:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Wnw Alice, ND | HAIL FROM DIME TO QUARTER SIZED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. |
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 9, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KFGF 100345
SVRFGF
NDC003-017-100445-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0021.170610T0345Z-170610T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1045 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota...
Southeastern Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota...
* Until 1145 PM CDT.
* At 1045 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lucca, or 17
miles southeast of Valley City, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Alice around 1055 PM CDT.
Embden around 1105 PM CDT.
Chaffee around 1110 PM CDT.
Leonard around 1125 PM CDT.
This includes Interstate 94 in North Dakota between mile markers 311
and 331.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4670 9785 4689 9774 4689 9721 4663 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 287DEG 31KT 4676 9771
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Gust2 follow-up statements
296
WWUS53 KFGF 100410
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1110 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
NDC003-100419-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170610T0445Z/
Barnes ND-
1110 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARNES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4669 9751 4689 9743 4689 9721 4663 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 272DEG 42KT 4682 9726
$$
NDC017-100445-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170610T0445Z/
Cass ND-
1110 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CASS COUNTY...
At 1109 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Durbin, or 21
miles west of Fargo, 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.
this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Cass County.
This includes Interstate 94 in North Dakota between mile markers 321
and 331.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4669 9751 4689 9743 4689 9721 4663 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 272DEG 42KT 4682 9726
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Gust572
WWUS53 KFGF 100421
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1121 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
NDC017-100431-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170610T0445Z/
Cass ND-
1121 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4669 9751 4689 9743 4689 9721 4663 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 287DEG 31KT 4679 9712
$$
GustThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Benson | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina, Walsh | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Nelson, Ramsey, Walsh | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Eddy, Nelson | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Eddy, Nelson | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Nelson, Walsh | 15 min |
| Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Barnes, Griggs, Steele | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Ransom | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Steele, Traill | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 3:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Griggs | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Traill | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Steele, Traill | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Benson, Eddy | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 6:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Nelson | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 49 min |
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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.