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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 6:51 PM CDT for Grant County, Minnesota. It was in force for 54 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, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Grant County, MN
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 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
- 352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Aug 9, 6:17 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 6:17 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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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, 5:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND 524 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017 MNZ003-092330- Clay MN- 524 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT... At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dilworth, or 8 miles east of Fargo, moving northeast at 10 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Funnel clouds are also possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Glyndon around 530 PM CDT. Averill around 600 PM CDT. Felton around 630 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Moorhead Airport. 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 4684 9665 4698 9673 4714 9643 4693 9625 TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 242DEG 8KT 4692 9665 voelker
Local storm report, Aug 9, 5:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
530 PM CDT WED AUG 09 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 N DILWORTH 46.90N 96.70W
08/09/2017 CLAY MN OTHER FEDERAL
WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL VIEWED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES NEAR
FARGO AND MOORHEAD. FARGO ATC ESTIMATES FUNNEL WAS 5E OF
KFAR. FUNNEL APPEARED TO REMAIN NEAR THE CLOUD BASE
THROUGH ABOUT 524 PM CDT.
&&
GGUSTSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 5:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND 544 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017 MNZ003-029-NDZ039-053-092345- Clay MN-Wilkin MN-Richland ND-Cass ND- 544 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN WILKIN...SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... At 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Barrie, or 24 miles southwest of Fargo, moving east at 20 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Kindred, Abercrombie, Walcott, Christine, Wolverton, Colfax and Comstock. 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 4649 9717 4668 9710 4668 9658 4637 9663 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 274DEG 16KT 4657 9707 Lee
Local storm report, Aug 9, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 66 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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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.