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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 26, 20214 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 11:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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 26, 2021, 11:52 PM CDT (04:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Becker County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 27, 12:00 AM CDTHAIL 15 W Pine Bend, MN

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 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 218 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-07-27Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

358 
WUUS53 KFGF 270452
SVRFGF
MNC005-029-057-087-270530-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0071.210727T0452Z-210727T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1152 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Hubbard County in north central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Mahnomen County in northwestern Minnesota...
  Northeastern Becker County in northwestern Minnesota...
  Southern Clearwater County in northwestern Minnesota...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1152 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northern
  White Earth Nation, or 36 miles west of Bemidji, moving southeast
  at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Pine Bend around 1155 PM CDT.
  Roy Lake, Mahkonce and Rice Lake around 1205 AM CDT.
  Lower Rice Lake and Naytahwaush around 1210 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Zerkel and Long Lost Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4698 9536 4741 9583 4750 9568 4750 9558
      4716 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 318DEG 29KT 4742 9566 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

VG
2 follow-up statements
476 
WWUS53 KFGF 270513
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

MNC005-029-057-087-270530-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210727T0530Z/
Hubbard MN-Mahnomen MN-Becker MN-Clearwater MN-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HUBBARD...EAST CENTRAL MAHNOMEN...NORTHEASTERN
BECKER AND SOUTHERN CLEARWATER COUNTIES...

At 1212 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northeastern
White Earth Nation, or 33 miles west of Bemidji, moving southeast at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Lower Rice Lake, Zerkel, Long Lost Lake and Bad Medicine Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4698 9536 4736 9577 4748 9555 4716 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 318DEG 23KT 4731 9555 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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675 
WWUS53 KFGF 270529
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1229 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

MNC005-029-057-087-270539-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210727T0530Z/
Hubbard MN-Mahnomen MN-Becker MN-Clearwater MN-
1229 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HUBBARD...EAST
CENTRAL MAHNOMEN...NORTHEASTERN BECKER AND SOUTHERN CLEARWATER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM 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 4698 9536 4736 9577 4748 9555 4716 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 318DEG 29KT 4722 9543 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBeltrami49 min
Jul 26, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBeltrami23 min
Jul 26, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFMahnomen, Norman59 min

Nearby

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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.