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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 13, 2017Cass County, Steele County, Traill County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2017, 5:44 AM CDT for Cass County, Steele County, Traill County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2017, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Cass County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND

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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 13, 4:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 4:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 4:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
411 AM CDT Tue Jun 13 2017

MNZ002-003-022-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-140915-
Norman-Clay-Mahnomen-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
411 AM CDT Tue Jun 13 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Two rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today. The
first round will arrive early this morning, with a second round
developing this afternoon and continuing through the evening and
into the overnight hours. Hail to golf ball size, damaging winds
to 80 mph, several tornadoes, and localized flash flooding are all
possible. The greatest potential for strong tornadoes exists in
the far southern Red River valley into west central Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There will be periods of showers and thunderstorms across the
region from Thursday through next Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-023-024-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
140915-
West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-
East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-
North Clearwater-South Beltrami-South Clearwater-Hubbard-Towner-
Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-
Grand Forks-Western Walsh County-
411 AM CDT Tue Jun 13 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Two rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today. The
first round will arrive early this morning, with a second round
developing this afternoon and continuing through the evening and
into the overnight hours. Hail to golf ball size, damaging winds
to 80 mph, tornadoes, and localized flash flooding are all
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There will be periods of showers and thunderstorms across the
region from Thursday through next Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

BP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:44 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 6:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrant43 min
Jun 13, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFOtter Tail, Wadena42 min
Jun 13, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFWadena38 min
Jun 13, 9:51 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningFGFKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau2 hr
Jun 13, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Polk54 min
Jun 13, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk54 min
Jun 13, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Polk61 min
Jun 13, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami30 min
Jun 13, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBeltrami28 min
Jun 13, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBeltrami30 min
Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrant, Otter Tail, Wilkin50 min
Jun 13, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom, Sargent53 min
Jun 13, 4:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent62 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.