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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 3, 2018Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2018, 7:44 AM CDT for Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, 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.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2018, 7:44 AM CDT (12:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2018, 8:30 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND

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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 Jul 3, 6:55 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:55 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 6:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
611 AM CDT Tue Jul 3 2018

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026-027-054-041115-
West Polk-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-West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-
Grant-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-
Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Western Walsh County-
611 AM CDT Tue Jul 3 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible for this morning. Expect
wind gusts to 60 mph and hail up to one inch in diameter. Also
locally heavy rain will be possible.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening and tonight.
Storms are expected to develop over the central Dakotas and move
to the east. One can expect hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and
wind gusts to 60 mph. Locally heavy rain will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Severe storms will be possible for Wednesday morning over the
southeast zones or roughly southeast of a line from Baudette, MN
to Wahpeton ND. Expect hail up to 1 inch in diameter and wind gust
to 70 mph will be possible. Also locally heavy rain will be
possible. Elsewhere no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-041115-
Norman-Clay-Wilkin-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-
Sargent-Richland-
611 AM CDT Tue Jul 3 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible for this morning for
southeast Northeast Dakota and neighboring parts of west central
Minnesota. Expect wind gusts to 70 mph and hail up to one inch in
diameter through 9 AM CDT. Also locally heavy rain will be
possible.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight.
Storms are expected to develop over the central Dakotas and move
to the east. One can expect hail up to 2 inches in diameter and
wind gusts to 70 mph. Locally heavy rain will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

JH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:00 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:25 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:44 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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, 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, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Sargent	46 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

Nearby

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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.