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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 10, 2017, 6:49 AM CDT for Nelson County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2017, 6:49 AM CDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2017, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Nelson County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:50 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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, 6:40 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 6:40 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 518 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2017 MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-111030- West Polk-Norman-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall- East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk- North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Towner- Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson- Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Western Walsh County- 518 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to move along the Highway 2 corridor through mid Saturday morning. The primary threat with these storms is damaging winds up to 65 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Thunderstorms are possible late Monday night into Tuesday. A low pressure system will move out of Wyoming and into South Dakota Monday night. Rain showers and thunderstorms will develop and spread across the northern tier late Monday night and continue through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111030- Clay-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail- East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 518 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the far southern Red River valley late tonight into early Sunday morning. These storms are not expected to be severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Thunderstorms are possible late Monday night into Tuesday. A low pressure system will move out of Wyoming and into South Dakota Monday night. Rain showers and thunderstorms will develop and spread across the northern tier late Monday night and continue through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may is not expected. Speicher
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
435 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 AM TSTM WND GST 1 S COOPERSTOWN 47.43N 98.12W
06/10/2017 M52 MPH GRIGGS ND AWOS
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ALEESpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 5:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
501 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017
NDZ014-024-101030-
Eddy ND-Benson ND-
501 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENSON AND EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL
530 AM CDT...
At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Esmond to near Sykeston. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
New Rockford, Leeds, Maddock, Fort Totten, Minnewaukan, Sheyenne and
Oberon.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4837 9949 4759 9851 4759 9926 4767 9927
4768 9930 4785 9930 4785 9981 4802 9981
4802 9985 4804 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 222DEG 51KT 4801 9989 4744 9928
LeeLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
548 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0531 AM TSTM WND GST 1 W DEVILS LAKE 48.11N 98.90W
06/10/2017 M61 MPH RAMSEY ND AWOS
&&
ALEELocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:51 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
551 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NE PEKIN 47.81N 98.30W
06/10/2017 M60 MPH NELSON ND MESONET
NDAWN STATION.
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ALEESpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 6:42 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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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 | 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, 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, 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, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 49 min |
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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.