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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 3, 2021Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT for Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, North Dakota. 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
Jul 3, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benson County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 3, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 651 E Crary, NDNDAWN MEASURED 65 MPH GUST 1E OF CRARY.
Jul 3, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 721 E Crary, NDCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 E CRARY. NDAWN MEASURED 72 MPH GUST 1E OF CRARY.

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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

041 
WUUS53 KFGF 032330
SVRFGF
NDC005-063-071-040015-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0045.210703T2330Z-210704T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
630 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Benson County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northwestern Nelson County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Southeastern Ramsey County in northeastern North Dakota...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crary, or 12
  miles southeast of Devils Lake, moving east at 20 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Doyon around 645 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Bartlett, Lakota and Mapes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4792 9880 4810 9876 4811 9807 4781 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 278DEG 18KT 4801 9866 

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

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2 follow-up statements
007 
WWUS53 KFGF 032350
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
650 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NDC005-063-071-040015-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210704T0015Z/
Benson ND-Nelson ND-Ramsey ND-
650 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENSON...NORTHWESTERN NELSON AND SOUTHEASTERN RAMSEY
COUNTIES...

At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Doyon, or 18
miles southeast of Devils Lake, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 630 pm a 72 mph wind gusts was recorded 
         at the Crary NDAWN station. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
  Bartlett, Lakota, Mapes and Michigan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4792 9880 4810 9864 4811 9807 4781 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 278DEG 18KT 4800 9851 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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377 
WWUS53 KFGF 040013
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
713 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NDC005-063-071-040023-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210704T0015Z/
Benson ND-Nelson ND-Ramsey ND-
713 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENSON...
NORTHWESTERN NELSON AND SOUTHEASTERN RAMSEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4792 9880 4810 9864 4811 9807 4781 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 278DEG 18KT 4798 9835 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFRamsey32 min
Jul 3, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFTowner48 min
Jul 3, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFWalsh43 min
Jul 3, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFRamsey41 min
Jul 3, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh48 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.