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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 12:27 PM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 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
- Aug 9, 2017, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2017, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Lake of the Woods County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 238 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 499 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1264 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 9, 9:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 9:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 6:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 649 AM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-101200- Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 649 AM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. The threats are hail to 1 inch and 60 mph winds. Locally heavy rainfall as well this afternoon into this evening, which may come down heavy in a short time causing minor flooding concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-054-101200- 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-East Otter Tail- Wadena-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County- Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass- Western Walsh County- 649 AM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through the day and into this evening. Some storms will contain brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. dtr
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 12:27 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1227 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017
MNZ006-091830-
Lake Of The Woods MN-
1227 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY
UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
At 1226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Williams, or 34 miles east of Roseau, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Williams around 1235 PM CDT.
Graceton around 1255 PM CDT.
Zippel Bay State Park around 120 PM CDT.
Wheelers Point around 130 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.
If on or near Lake of the Woods, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.
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LAT...LON 4870 9499 4881 9509 4887 9509 4903 9473
4888 9468 4883 9471 4878 9469 4874 9464
4872 9459 4872 9456 4870 9454 4870 9443
4869 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 241DEG 9KT 4880 9501
VoelkerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Griggs, Steele | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 62 min |
| Aug 9, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Sargent | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 61 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.