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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 28, 2021Beltrami County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 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 28, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Beltrami County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 28, 8:02 PM CDTHAIL 1.253 Sse Pennington, MNLARGE HAIL REPORTED JUST EAST OF SCENIC HIGHWAY 39 AND KNUTSON DAM CAMPGROUND.

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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1306 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1306 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1077 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

As transmitted.

388 
WUUS53 KFGF 290042
SVRFGF
MNC007-290115-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0077.210729T0042Z-210729T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
742 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

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

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pennington,
  or 19 miles east of Bemidji, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Pennington around 750 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9452 4755 9465 4766 9444 4764 9441
      4741 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 322DEG 31KT 4756 9448 

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

VG
2 follow-up statements
194 
WWUS53 KFGF 290059
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
759 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

MNC007-290115-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210729T0115Z/
Beltrami MN-
759 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY...

At 758 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Schley, or 21
miles east of Bemidji, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Beltrami County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4741 9452 4747 9457 4752 9442 4741 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 332DEG 31KT 4741 9443 

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

VG
383 
WWUS53 KFGF 290108
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
808 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

MNC007-290118-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210729T0115Z/
Beltrami MN-
808 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4741 9452 4747 9457 4752 9442 4741 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 322DEG 31KT 4735 9436 

$$

VG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBeltrami40 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.