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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 8, 2021, 5:26 PM CDT for Norman County, Polk County, Minnesota; Traill County, North Dakota. It was in force for 52 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
- Oct 8, 2021, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2021, 6:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Traill County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 292 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KFGF 082226
SVRFGF
MNC107-119-NDC097-082330-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0119.211008T2226Z-211008T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
526 PM CDT Fri Oct 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Norman County in northwestern Minnesota...
Southwestern Polk County in northwestern Minnesota...
Northeastern Traill County in southeastern North Dakota...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 526 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Caledonia, or
31 miles south of Grand Forks, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Caledonia around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Shelly, Nielsville, Climax and Eldred.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 108 and 109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4738 9698 4746 9709 4772 9683 4752 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 228DEG 10KT 4745 9698
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Perroux2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KFGF 082247
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
547 PM CDT Fri Oct 8 2021
MNC107-119-NDC097-082330-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-211008T2330Z/
Norman MN-Polk MN-Traill ND-
547 PM CDT Fri Oct 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORMAN...SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN TRAILL
COUNTIES...
At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Caledonia, or
29 miles south of Grand Forks, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Shelly, Nielsville, Climax and Eldred.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4741 9695 4748 9707 4772 9683 4752 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 228DEG 10KT 4749 9691
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Perroux745
WWUS53 KFGF 082318
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
618 PM CDT Fri Oct 8 2021
MNC107-119-NDC097-082327-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-211008T2330Z/
Norman MN-Polk MN-Traill ND-
618 PM CDT Fri Oct 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORMAN...
SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4741 9695 4748 9707 4772 9683 4752 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 228DEG 10KT 4755 9682
$$
PerrouxThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Polk | 33 min |
| Oct 8, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 59 min |
| Oct 8, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 29 min |
| Oct 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 34 min |
| Oct 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 56 min |
| Oct 8, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 24 min |
| Oct 8, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Polk | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 32 min |
| Oct 8, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 37 min |
| Oct 8, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 26 min |
| Oct 8, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 31 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.