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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2018, 9:44 PM CDT for Sargent 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.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2018, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2018, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 2124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
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 Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 445 AM CDT Mon Jul 2 2018 MNZ004>009-NDZ006>008-014>016-054-030945- Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall- North Beltrami-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh County-Western Walsh County- 445 AM CDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few stray thunderstorms will be possible late tonight, but most of the severe weather is expected to stay south of the Highway 2 corridor during the next 24 hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday There is a chance for some isolated severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and night, with hail up to quarters and wind gusts to 60 mph the primary threat. Thunderstorm activity will continue into Wednesday, although details will depend on how previous day's thunderstorms play out. Some heavy rainfall will also be possible Tuesday and into Wednesday with rich moisture flowing into the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight. MNZ001>003-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-026>030-038-039-049- 052-053-030945- West Polk-Norman-Clay-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-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes- Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 445 AM CDT Mon Jul 2 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a chance for severe thunderstorms this evening and overnight, particularly in southeastern North Dakota and west central Minnesota. Hail of an inch or more will be the primary threat, although some wind gusts to 60 mph are not out of the question. Thunderstorms will continue to redevelop for much of the night. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday There is a chance for some scattered severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and night, with hail of around 1 inch and wind gusts to 60 mph the primary threat, although an isolated tornado is not of the question. Thunderstorm activity will continue into Wednesday, although details will depend on how previous day's thunderstorms play out. Some heavy rainfall will also be possible Tuesday and into Wednesday with rich moisture flowing into the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. JR
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:16 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wilkin | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 14 min |
| Jul 2, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom, Sargent | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 7:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele | 50 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.