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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 8, 2021Barnes County, Ransom County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT for Barnes County, Ransom County, North Dakota. It was in force for 60 min. 4 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
Jun 8, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barnes County, ND, Ransom County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 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
Jun 8, 3:35 AM CDTHAIL 2.752 Nw Litchville, NDCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM LITCHVILLE. FORMER COOP OBSERVER NEAR LITCHVILLE REPORTED HAIL ESTIMATED TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
Jun 8, 3:35 AM CDTHAIL 2.752 Nw Litchville, NDFORMER COOP OBSERVER REPORTS BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS.
Jun 8, 3:35 AM CDTHAIL 2.75Litchville, NDFORMER COOP OBSERVER NEAR LITCHVILLE REPORTED HAIL ESTIMATED TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
Jun 8, 3:50 AM CDTHAIL 1.257 W Litchville, ND

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1478 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1478 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2452 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.5

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The text

As transmitted.

207 
WUUS53 KFGF 080745
SVRFGF
NDC003-073-080845-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0022.210608T0745Z-210608T0845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
245 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Ransom County in southeastern North Dakota...
  Southern Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 345 AM CDT.

* At 245 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Litchville,
  or 18 miles south of Valley City, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Litchville, Hastings, Kathryn and Little Yellowstone. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4663 9804 4663 9844 4687 9844 4685 9775
      4645 9803
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 262DEG 12KT 4667 9814 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJ
1 follow-up statement
695 
WWUS53 KFGF 080818
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
318 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NDC003-073-080845-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210608T0845Z/
Ransom ND-Barnes ND-
318 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RANSOM AND SOUTHERN BARNES COUNTIES...

At 317 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kathryn, or 16
miles south of Valley City, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Litchville, Hastings, Kathryn and Little Yellowstone. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4663 9804 4663 9844 4687 9844 4685 9775
      4645 9803
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 262DEG 12KT 4669 9798 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele58 min
Jun 7, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass63 min
Jun 7, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass66 min
Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom23 min
Jun 7, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCass, Richland57 min
Jun 7, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland67 min
Jun 7, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFRichland52 min
Jun 8, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes66 min
Jun 8, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes63 min
Jun 8, 4:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFBarnes9 hr
Jun 8, 4:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom58 min
Jun 8, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes60 min
Jun 8, 5:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Ransom41 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.