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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2018, 6:17 PM CDT for Eddy County, North Dakota. It was in force for 28 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 4, 2018, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
County Eddy County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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 4, 3:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:36 AM CDT, 13 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 436 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052-054- 050945- West Polk-Kittson-West Marshall-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson- Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele- Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Western Walsh County- 436 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms this morning will produce some moderate rainfall and lightning at times, pushing eastward out of the area later this morning. Additional thunderstorms could develop later this afternoon and evening along a cold front. A few of the storms could become strong to severe, with hail up to an inch and wind gusts of 60 mph possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few strong thunderstorms will be possible Sunday afternoon near the Canadian border. Lightning, hail up to nickel sized and gusty winds will be the primary threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ053- 050945- Norman-Clay-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-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-Richland- 436 AM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and a few isolated thunderstorms moving into far southeastern North Dakota and western Minnesota this morning will bring some lightning, but the bigger impact will be thunderstorms strengthening or redeveloping this afternoon. Scattered severe thunderstorms will be possible, with hail up to 1.5 inches and wind gusts over 60 mph the primary threats. Tornado potential is not very high, but they cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few strong thunderstorms will be possible Sunday afternoon near the Canadian border. Lightning, hail up to nickel sized and gusty winds will be the primary threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:58 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND 558 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2018 NDZ014-015-024-042315- Eddy ND-Benson ND-Ramsey ND- 558 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENSON... SOUTHWESTERN RAMSEY AND EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fort Totten to New Rockford. Movement was east at 25 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Fort Totten around 605 PM CDT. Tokio and St Michael around 615 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. && LAT...LON 4803 9858 4762 9864 4765 9925 4803 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 273DEG 23KT 4792 9907 4769 9913 DJR
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:17 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
617 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2018
NDZ014-015-024-042345-
Eddy ND-Benson ND-Ramsey ND-
617 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENSON...SOUTH
CENTRAL RAMSEY AND NORTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tokio, or 15 miles south of Devils Lake, moving east at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Tokio around 620 PM CDT.
Warwick around 630 PM CDT.
Hamar around 640 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
If on or near Devils Lake, 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.
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LAT...LON 4800 9894 4800 9853 4795 9852 4794 9852
4794 9853 4789 9852 4773 9853 4782 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 282DEG 31KT 4789 9886
DJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Eddy | 17 min |
| Aug 4, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Nelson | 57 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.