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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Grand Forks, ND

September 6, 2021Becker County, Clearwater County, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT for Becker County, Clearwater County, Mahnomen County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 6, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Becker County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 6, 11:59 PM CDTHAIL 1.254 N Ponsford, MNREPORTS OF LARGE HAIL, HEAVY RAIN, AND VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ROUND LAKE AND NORTHEAST PINE POINT TOWNSHIPS. HAIL WAS MAINLY NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED WITH NUMEROUS LARGER STONES MIXED IN. LARGE HOLES WERE LEFT IN BEAN LEAVES, AND IN THE GROUND IT
Sep 7, 12:14 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ssw Two Inlets, MNLARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN ONTO ROADWAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TWO INLETS STATE FOREST. TIME ESATIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 243 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 364 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
364 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WUUS53 KFGF 070430
SVRFGF
MNC005-029-087-070515-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0109.210907T0430Z-210907T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1130 PM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Mahnomen County in northwestern Minnesota...
  Northern Becker County in northwestern Minnesota...
  South central Clearwater County in northwestern Minnesota...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1130 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southwestern
  White Earth Nation, or 22 miles north of Detroit Lakes, moving east
  at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  White Earth around 1135 PM CDT.
  Tulaby Lake and Many Point Lake around 1150 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Bad
Medicine Lake, Long Lost Lake and Two Inlets.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4705 9607 4723 9606 4724 9522 4697 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 273DEG 47KT 4714 9595 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

BH
1 follow-up statement
469 
WWUS53 KFGF 070449
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1149 PM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021

MNC005-029-087-070515-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-210907T0515Z/
Mahnomen MN-Becker MN-Clearwater MN-
1149 PM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAHNOMEN...NORTHEASTERN BECKER AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CLEARWATER COUNTIES...

At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern
White Earth Nation, or 24 miles northeast of Detroit Lakes, moving
east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Long Lost Lake, Bad Medicine Lake and Two Inlets.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4702 9574 4723 9573 4724 9522 4697 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 273DEG 47KT 4713 9558 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

BH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBeltrami24 min
Sep 6, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami18 min
Sep 6, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFMahnomen, Norman20 min
Sep 6, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFHubbard43 min
Sep 6, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFMahnomen41 min
Sep 7, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Hubbard, Wadena38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.