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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 10, 2017Griggs County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 10, 2017, 3:42 AM CDT for Griggs County, North Dakota. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 10, 2017, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2017, 4:30 AM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

County Griggs County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

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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: 1523 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 10, 3:08 AM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:08 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 12:25 PM CDT, 15 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1225 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2017

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-101300-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-
West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-
East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-
South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-
Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-
Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-
Richland-Western Walsh County-
1225 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Two rounds of severe storms are possible. The first round will be
this evening with scattered severe storms along and north of
highway 2. Significant hail greater than 2 inches is the main
threat, along with damaging wind up to 75 mph, an isolated
tornado, and excessive rainfall.

Round 2 is less certain, but confidence is increasing for activity
to move into eastern North Dakota sometime after 4am. The risk
area for this round is anywhere along and north of Interstate 94.
The main threat will be damaging winds, potentially greater than
75 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Periods of thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. The
best chance for widespread convective activity and severe storms
is Monday night into Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is expected this evening, and potentially again
during the early Saturday morning hours.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
130 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0114 AM     HAIL             2 S NAYTAHWAUSH         47.23N 95.63W
06/10/2017  M1.00 INCH       MAHNOMEN           MN   PUBLIC

            AT ELK HORN RESORT ON SOUTH TWIN LAKE

&&

DRIDDLE

Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
200 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     HAIL             WHITE EARTH             47.10N 95.84W
06/10/2017  M1.00 INCH       BECKER             MN   PUBLIC

            HAIL LASTED 20 MINUTES

0115 AM     HAIL             TULABY LAKE             47.15N 95.60W
06/10/2017  M1.25 INCH       MAHNOMEN           MN   PUBLIC

&&

DRIDDLE

Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
206 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     HAIL             7 WSW LAKE GEORGE       47.16N 95.13W
06/10/2017  M1.75 INCH       HUBBARD            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PSPEICHE

Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:00 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
300 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     HAIL             3 S LAKE ITASCA         47.21N 95.21W
06/10/2017  M1.75 INCH       CLEARWATER         MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER FROM ITASCA STATE PARK.

&&

ALEE

Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:33 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
333 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SARLES                  48.95N 99.00W
06/09/2017                   CAVALIER           ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FUNNEL REPORTED BY SARLES PORT OF ENTRY

0601 PM     HAIL             3 W ESMOND              48.03N 99.83W
06/09/2017  E0.88 INCH       BENSON             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0637 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E LANGDON             48.76N 98.35W
06/09/2017  M66.00 MPH       CAVALIER           ND   MESONET

            PEAK WIND MEASURED AT THE NDAWN STATION EAST OF TOWN.

0652 PM     HAIL             1 NW OLGA               48.81N 98.05W
06/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       CAVALIER           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0702 PM     HAIL             CONCRETE                48.75N 97.93W
06/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       PEMBINA            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MILTON                  48.63N 98.04W
06/09/2017                   CAVALIER           ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN MILTON. UNQUANTIFIED AT THIS TIME.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LANGDON                 48.76N 98.37W
06/09/2017                   CAVALIER           ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     15 E LANGDON            48.76N 98.04W
06/09/2017                   CAVALIER           ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL BUILDINGS DOWN,TYPE AND EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN
            AT PRESENT.

0718 PM     TORNADO          2 W HARLOW              48.16N 99.56W
06/09/2017                   BENSON             ND   STORM CHASER

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NOTED WEST OF HARLOW.

0718 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N BAKER               48.18N 99.65W
06/09/2017  M56.00 MPH       BENSON             ND   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE BAKER NDAWN.

0720 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NE BAKER              48.20N 99.59W
06/09/2017  E70.00 MPH       BENSON             ND   STORM CHASER

            LARGE PINE TREE BLOWN DOWN.

0724 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 W CRYSTAL             48.60N 97.80W
06/09/2017  M91.00 MPH       PEMBINA            ND   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.

0724 PM     HAIL             3 ENE BAKER             46.73N 96.51W
06/09/2017  E1.25 INCH       CLAY               MN   STORM CHASER

0724 PM     HAIL             4 NW HARLOW             48.20N 99.58W
06/09/2017  E1.25 INCH       BENSON             ND   PUBLIC

            REPORTED 3 ENE BAKER

0735 PM     HAIL             1 W LEEDS               48.29N 99.46W
06/09/2017  E0.88 INCH       BENSON             ND   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND, RANGING FROM PEA TO NICKEL
            SIZE, ALSO REPORTED SEEING WALL CLOUD TO THE SOUTH FROM
            THAT POINT AROUND 0730 PM CDT

0740 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW ST. THOMAS        48.61N 97.49W
06/09/2017  M64.00 MPH       PEMBINA            ND   MESONET

            PEEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE ST. THOMAS NDAWN STATION.

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S ST. THOMAS          48.61N 97.45W
06/09/2017  E70.00 MPH       PEMBINA            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH DIME TO NICKEL
            SIZED HAIL.

0750 PM     HAIL             1 S ST. THOMAS          48.61N 97.45W
06/09/2017  E1.50 INCH       PEMBINA            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0750 PM     HAIL             3 SW PENN               48.19N 99.13W
06/09/2017  E0.88 INCH       RAMSEY             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NE GRAFTON            48.46N 97.34W
06/09/2017  M72.00 MPH       WALSH              ND   MESONET

            DAVIS MEASUREMENT.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E GRAFTON             48.42N 97.32W
06/09/2017                   WALSH              ND   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES HAVE BEEN DOWNED.

0813 PM     HAIL             DEVILS LAKE             48.11N 98.87W
06/09/2017  E0.75 INCH       RAMSEY             ND   911 CALL CENTER

0827 PM     TORNADO          5 E DEVILS LAKE         48.11N 98.77W
06/09/2017                   RAMSEY             ND   911 CALL CENTER

            TOUCHDOWN NOTED BY OBSERVER NEAR VINING OIL...LOOKING
            NORTH.

0828 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S DEVILS LAKE         48.08N 98.87W
06/09/2017  M66.00 MPH       RAMSEY             ND   MESONET

            DVL RWIS

0829 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E CRARY               48.07N 98.62W
06/09/2017  M58.00 MPH       RAMSEY             ND   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE CRARY NDAWN STATION.

0835 PM     HAIL             2 S HAMAR               47.81N 98.57W
06/09/2017  E1.50 INCH       EDDY               ND   PUBLIC

0835 PM     HAIL             HANNAFORD               47.31N 98.19W
06/09/2017  M1.75 INCH       GRIGGS             ND   PUBLIC

0840 PM     HAIL             2 ESE HANNAFORD         47.30N 98.15W
06/09/2017  M1.00 INCH       GRIGGS             ND   PUBLIC

0840 PM     HAIL             2 NW TOLNA              47.85N 98.47W
06/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       NELSON             ND   PUBLIC

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.

0845 PM     HAIL             STEPHEN                 48.45N 96.88W
06/09/2017  E0.25 INCH       MARSHALL           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE STEPHEN            47.93N 98.80W
06/09/2017                   BENSON             ND   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN, ONE LARGE TREE UPROOTED

0932 PM     TORNADO          2 W WALUM               47.27N 98.24W
06/09/2017                   GRIGGS             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF TOUCHDOWN WEST OF WALUM VIEWED BY SPOTTERS
            NORTHEAST OF WIMBLEDON AND ALSO SPOTTERS NORTH OF DAZEY.

0939 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N DAZEY               47.20N 98.20W
06/09/2017  E60.00 MPH       BARNES             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BLOWING DUST IN OUTFLOW.

0943 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E DAZEY               47.19N 98.16W
06/09/2017  M56.00 MPH       BARNES             ND   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE DAZEY NDAWN STATION.

1000 PM     HAIL             5 WNW HOPE              47.35N 97.82W
06/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       STEELE             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW HOPE               47.28N 97.78W
06/09/2017                   STEELE             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A STEEL GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATIOM AND
            TUMBLED FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE.

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S HOPE                47.28N 97.72W
06/09/2017                   STEELE             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A CHICKEN COOP WAS DESTROYED AND TWO LARGE EVERGREENS
            WERE BLOWN DOWN.

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W TOWER CITY          46.93N 97.80W
06/09/2017                   BARNES             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE VEHICLES OFF ROAD ON I94 WHICH IS CLOSED IN THIS
            REGION. EXACT CAUSE PRESENTLY UNKNOWN.

1137 PM     HAIL             2 SW FARGO              46.86N 96.85W
06/09/2017  E0.75 INCH       CASS               ND   PUBLIC

            BRIEF PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL.

1220 AM     HAIL             ULEN                    47.08N 96.26W
06/10/2017  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               MN   PUBLIC

0100 AM     HAIL             WHITE EARTH             47.10N 95.84W
06/10/2017  M1.00 INCH       BECKER             MN   PUBLIC

            HAIL LASTED 20 MINUTES

0114 AM     HAIL             2 S NAYTAHWAUSH         47.23N 95.63W
06/10/2017  M1.00 INCH       MAHNOMEN           MN   PUBLIC

            AT ELK HORN RESORT ON SOUTH TWIN LAKE

0115 AM     HAIL             TULABY LAKE             47.15N 95.60W
06/10/2017  M1.25 INCH       MAHNOMEN           MN   PUBLIC

0145 AM     HAIL             3 S LAKE ITASCA         47.21N 95.21W
06/10/2017  M1.75 INCH       CLEARWATER         MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER FROM ITASCA STATE PARK.

0150 AM     HAIL             7 WSW LAKE GEORGE       47.16N 95.13W
06/10/2017  M1.75 INCH       HUBBARD            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PSPEICHE

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:42 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
342 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

NDZ024-026-028-029-100930-
Griggs ND-Nelson ND-Eddy ND-Steele ND-
342 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NELSON...GRIGGS...
NORTHWESTERN STEELE AND SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM
CDT...

At 341 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mose, or 41 miles southeast of Devils Lake, moving northeast at 55
mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cooperstown, McVille, Aneta, Binford, Red Willow Lake, Sharon and
Sutton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Grand Forks.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4794 9790 4743 9788 4732 9848 4733 9850
      4759 9850 4759 9874 4760 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0841Z 240DEG 49KT 4757 9850

Lee

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Roseau	64 min
Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Roseau	60 min
Jun 9, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	46 min
Jun 9, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Norman	44 min
Jun 9, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay	31 min
Jun 9, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Hubbard	25 min
Jun 9, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman	57 min
Jun 10, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman	30 min
Jun 10, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen	46 min
Jun 10, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard	46 min
Jun 10, 4:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Polk	32 min
Jun 10, 6:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	38 min
Jun 10, 8:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	60 min
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 Tornado observed	FGF	Benson, Ramsey	46 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, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass	36 min
Jun 10, 4:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Traill	37 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, 6:42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.