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Fire Weather Watch 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 5, 202114 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this fire weather watch at Jun 5, 2021, 2:49 PM CDT for 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jun 6, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2021, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 6, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 6, 2021, 4:33 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Jun 5, 12:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 12:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:43 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
243 PM CDT Sat Jun 5 2021

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-061945-
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-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-
Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-
Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Western Walsh-
243 PM CDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Near critical fire weather conditions will continue into the
early evening, due to hot, dry conditions. Scattered
thunderstorms are possible late this evening into the overnight
hours, particularly within the Devils Lake basin and the northern
Red River Valley. Some storms may bring 75 mph wind gusts and one
inch hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Critical fire weather conditions will again be possible Sunday
behind a cold front within portions of North Dakota. There is
also a chance for strong thunderstorms within northwest and west-
central Minnesota, mainly from Baudette to Bemidji to Fergus
Falls.

For Monday through Thursday, there are slight chances for
thunderstorms but the probability for widespread hazardous
weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Grand Forks	36 min
Jun 4, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Traill	41 min
Jun 4, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ransom, Richland	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.