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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2017, 11:16 PM CDT for Wadena County, Minnesota. It was in force for 59 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 21, 2017, 11:16 PM CDT (04:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2017, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Wadena County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 204 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 21, 10:21 PM CDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 10:21 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 717 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017 MNZ001>003-007>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-049-052- 053-230030- West Polk-Norman-Clay-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-Traill-Cass-Ransom- Sargent-Richland- 717 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Tonight A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for portions of southeast North Dakota and west central and northwest Minnesota. Scattered thunderstorms will move out of the area by 10 PM CDT. These storms may be severe with the primary threats being large hail and damaging winds, although a few tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Scattered Thunderstorms are possible across the northern Red River valley and portions of northwest Minnesota this coming weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be necessary. MNZ004>006-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-230030- Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson- Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele- Barnes-Western Walsh County- 717 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Scattered Thunderstorms are possible across the northern Red River valley and portions of northwest Minnesota this coming weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. Speicher
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 8:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND 852 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017 MNZ031-032-220215- Wadena MN-East Otter Tail MN- 852 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WADENA AND EASTERN OTTER TAIL COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... At 851 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wadena, or 37 miles north of Long Prairie, moving east at 45 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Blue Grass around 900 PM CDT. Oylen around 910 PM CDT. 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. && A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and west central Minnesota. LAT...LON 4640 9520 4655 9524 4662 9479 4642 9479 TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 262DEG 49KT 4650 9513 vg
Local storm report, Jun 21, 9:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 2:45 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more | 7 hr |
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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.