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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 9, 2021Beltrami County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2021, 4:44 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 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: Jun 9, 2021, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Beltrami County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Waskish, MN	53KT WIND GUST REPORTED AT WASKISH MUNICIPAL.
Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Waskish, MN	PEAK WIND MEASURED AT THE WASKISH AIRPORT /KVWU/.

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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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-p

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

072 
WUUS53 KFGF 092144
SVRFGF
MNC007-092245-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0033.210609T2144Z-210609T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
444 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Beltrami County in north central Minnesota...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over eastern Lower
  Red Lake, or 33 miles north of Bemidji, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Ponemah around 445 PM CDT.
  Saum around 500 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Shotley, Otto and Waskish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Grand Forks.

If on or near Lower Red Lake, get away from the water and move 
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you 
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4782 9493 4800 9510 4834 9443 4799 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 237DEG 28KT 4796 9491 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hopkins

3 follow-up statements

717 
WWUS53 KFGF 092207
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
507 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

MNC007-092245-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210609T2245Z/
Beltrami MN-
507 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY...

At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shotley, or 40
miles north of Bemidji, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Shotley, Otto and Waskish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Grand Forks.

If on or near Upper and Lower Red Lake, get away from the water and 
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out 
to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, 
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4786 9482 4808 9494 4834 9443 4799 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 237DEG 28KT 4805 9469 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hopkins

627 
WWUS53 KFGF 092224
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
524 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

MNC007-092245-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210609T2245Z/
Beltrami MN-
524 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY...

At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waskish, or 47
miles north of Bemidji, moving northeast at 30 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...
Waskish, Otto, Saum, Shotley and eastern Upper Red Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Grand Forks.

If on or near Lower Red Lake, get away from the water and move 
indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to 
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you 
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter 
now!  Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4790 9469 4819 9470 4831 9443 4799 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 237DEG 28KT 4812 9452 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hopkins

373 
WWUS53 KFGF 092240
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
540 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

MNC007-092250-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210609T2245Z/
Beltrami MN-
540 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4790 9469 4819 9470 4831 9443 4799 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 237DEG 28KT 4819 9436 

$$

Hopkins

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall	56 min
Jun 9, 12:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall	37 min
Jun 9, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	64 min
Jun 9, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Marshall, Pennington	63 min
Jun 9, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Kittson, Roseau	67 min
Jun 9, 4:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Roseau	58 min
Jun 9, 12:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Roseau	54 min
Jun 9, 1:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Roseau	32 min
Jun 9, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Pennington	47 min
Jun 9, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	59 min
Jun 9, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena	53 min
Jun 9, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater	60 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.