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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 7, 2019Walsh County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2019, 11:52 PM CDT for Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2019, 11:52 PM CDT (04:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2019, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

County Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 306 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 879 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.4

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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 Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 3:35 PM CDT, 8 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
335 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-080930-
West Polk-Kittson-West Marshall-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-
Ramsey-Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-
Traill-Barnes-Western Walsh County-
335 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

South winds are expected to gust up to 45 mph this afternoon.
Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible over the Devils Lake
region into the northern Red River Valley from 6 pm to midnight.
Hail up to golfball size, wind gusts to 70 mph, and localized heavy
rain are possible with these storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

On Saturday into Saturday night, isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms are possible along and east of the Red River Valley.
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter, wind gusts to 60 mph, and localized
heavy rain are possible with these storms. Thunderstorms are also
possible Tuesday into Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-049-
052-053-080930-
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-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-
Richland-
335 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong wind gusts to 40 mph at times will be possible in portions of
southeastern North Dakota. The probability of widespread hazardous
weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

On Saturday into Saturday night, isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms are possible along and east of the Red River Valley.
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter, wind gusts to 60 mph, and localized
heavy rain are possible with these storms. Thunderstorms are also
possible Tuesday into Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated for tonight, but may be needed
tomorrow.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
859 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

NDZ015-016-026-054-080300-
Nelson ND-Eastern Walsh County ND-Western Walsh County ND-Ramsey ND-
859 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN NELSON...SOUTHEASTERN
RAMSEY AND WESTERN WALSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lawton to near Bartlett. Movement was east at
20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Lawton around 905 PM CDT.
  Brocket around 920 PM CDT.
  Adams around 945 PM CDT.
  Whitman around 950 PM CDT.
  Lankin around 955 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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northeastern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4853 9780 4808 9799 4802 9859 4836 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 248DEG 17KT 4832 9835 4811 9847

NC

Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
937 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT CARMEL            48.94N 98.39W
06/07/2019                   CAVALIER           ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE, 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, DOWNED VICINITY OF MT. CARMEL
            RECREATION AREA.

&&

WBARRETT

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 10:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1003 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

NDZ008-016-054-080400-
Pembina ND-Eastern Walsh County ND-Western Walsh County ND-
1003 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL WALSH AND CENTRAL PEMBINA
COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

At 1003 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Edinburg, or 23 miles west of Grafton, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Park River around 1010 PM CDT.
  Edinburg around 1015 PM CDT.
  Gardar around 1020 PM CDT.
  Crystal and Hoople around 1030 PM CDT.
  Hensel around 1040 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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northeastern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4878 9715 4822 9785 4828 9813 4854 9795
      4855 9793 4858 9793 4900 9765 4900 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 215DEG 30KT 4842 9792

Knutsvig

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 10:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1039 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MNZ004-NDZ008-016-080445-
Kittson MN-Pembina ND-Eastern Walsh County ND-
1039 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KITTSON...NORTHEASTERN WALSH AND
EASTERN PEMBINA COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

At 1038 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Auburn, or 9 miles north of Grafton, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Herrick around 1040 PM CDT.
  Drayton around 1045 PM CDT.
  Robbin around 1050 PM CDT.
  Bowesmont around 1055 PM CDT.
  Mattson and Joliette around 1100 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include American Crystal
Sugar.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northeastern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4891 9641 4854 9710 4854 9716 4852 9715
      4852 9713 4835 9745 4873 9757 4900 9720
      4900 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 219DEG 42KT 4856 9739

Knutsvig

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 11:48 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1148 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MNZ004-005-080545-
Kittson MN-Roseau MN-
1148 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KITTSON AND
NORTHWESTERN ROSEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

At 1148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lancaster, or 40 miles northeast of Grafton, moving northeast at 35
mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Caribou around 1220 AM 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 4895 9592 4864 9676 4888 9708 4900 9685
      4900 9597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 238DEG 29KT 4883 9678

Knutsvig

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 11:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eastern ND/Grand Forks ND
1152 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-054-080545-
Kittson MN-West Marshall MN-Pembina ND-Eastern Walsh County ND-
Western Walsh County ND-
1152 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...
SOUTHWESTERN KITTSON...CENTRAL WALSH AND SOUTHEASTERN PEMBINA
COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

At 1152 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Park River, or 13 miles west of Grafton, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Mandt around 1155 PM CDT.
  Nash and Hoople around 1205 AM CDT.
  Auburn around 1215 AM CDT.
  St. Thomas around 1220 AM CDT.
  Cashel around 1225 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include American Crystal
Sugar.

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 4820 9777 4843 9806 4888 9708 4864 9674
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 238DEG 29KT 4844 9769

Knutsvig

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	66 min
Jun 7, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	57 min
Jun 7, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	64 min
Jun 8, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson	60 min
Jun 8, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	55 min
Jun 8, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	54 min
Jun 8, 1:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	41 min
Jun 8, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	61 min
Jun 8, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk	63 min
Jun 8, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	64 min
Jun 8, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker, Clay, Wilkin	61 min
Jun 8, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk	62 min
Jun 8, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	57 min
Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau	37 min
Jun 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Wilkin	61 min
Jun 8, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk and 2 more	31 min
Jun 8, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman	61 min
Jun 8, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	59 min
Jun 8, 5:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Polk	3 hr
Jun 7, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	42 min
Jun 7, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	38 min
Jun 7, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cavalier	16 min
Jun 7, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	35 min
Jun 7, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	45 min
Jun 7, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Ramsey	15 min
Jun 7, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	36 min
Jun 7, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Ramsey	49 min
Jun 7, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	34 min
Jun 7, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	45 min
Jun 7, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	53 min
Jun 7, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh	27 min
Jun 7, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	61 min
Jun 7, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Nelson, Walsh	49 min
Jun 7, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Pembina, Walsh	57 min
Jun 8, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Griggs, Steele	60 min
Jun 8, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cass	28 min
Jun 8, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Richland	57 min
Jun 8, 1:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Traill	54 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Grand Forks	3 hr

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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.