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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2017, 7:33 AM CDT for Otter Tail County, Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2017, 7:33 AM CDT (12:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN
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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 13, 7:03 AM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 7:03 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
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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, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 13, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 8:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 9:51 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Polk | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Sargent | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass, Steele, Traill | 46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.