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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 3, 20215 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 59 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, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Steele County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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
Jul 3, 8:03 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 615 Wsw Northwood, ND61MPH GUST. REPORTED BY A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
Jul 3, 8:03 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 616 Sw Logan Center, ND61MPH WIND GUST REPORTED FROM A PWS.

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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2021-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 478 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 2021-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
478 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

314 
WUUS53 KFGF 040031
SVRFGF
NDC027-035-039-063-091-040130-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0047.210704T0031Z-210704T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Nelson County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Griggs County in southeastern North Dakota...
  Eddy County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northwestern Steele County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 731 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Michigan to 8 miles northwest of Red Willow
  Lake to near Barlow, moving southeast at 20 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Michigan and Petersburg around 735 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Red
Willow Lake, Mose, Binford, Jessie and Logan Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4785 9865 4785 9853 4790 9853 4806 9810
      4776 9751 4741 9809 4733 9850 4759 9850
      4759 9919 4764 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 315DEG 18KT 4797 9811 4771 9854 4761 9908 

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

JR
2 follow-up statements
183 
WWUS53 KFGF 040059
SVSFGF

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

NDC027-035-039-063-091-040130-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210704T0130Z/
Grand Forks ND-Nelson ND-Griggs ND-Eddy ND-Steele ND-
759 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS...SOUTHERN NELSON...GRIGGS...
SOUTHEASTERN EDDY AND NORTHWESTERN STEELE COUNTIES...

At 759 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northwest of Logan Center to near Jessie to
Grace City, moving east 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Jessie, Kloten, Logan Center, Aneta, Sharon and Mose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4776 9863 4779 9847 4784 9828 4801 9801
      4776 9751 4741 9809 4733 9850 4759 9850
      4759 9890 4766 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 286DEG 30KT 4787 9795 4762 9821 4755 9878 

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

JR
015 
WWUS53 KFGF 040124
SVSFGF

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

NDC027-035-039-063-091-040134-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210704T0130Z/
Grand Forks ND-Nelson ND-Griggs ND-Eddy ND-Steele ND-
824 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS...
SOUTHERN NELSON...GRIGGS...SOUTHEASTERN EDDY AND NORTHWESTERN STEELE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4776 9863 4779 9847 4784 9828 4801 9801
      4776 9751 4741 9809 4733 9850 4759 9850
      4759 9890 4766 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 315DEG 18KT 4779 9783 4754 9809 4747 9866 

$$

JR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFEddy, Nelson24 min
Jul 3, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGriggs, Steele, Traill64 min
Jul 3, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFNelson61 min
Jul 3, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele24 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.