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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 7, 2021Grand Forks County, Steele County, Traill County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT for Grand Forks County, Steele County, Traill County, North Dakota. It was in force for 38 min. 5 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 7, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grand Forks County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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
Jun 7, 5:25 PM CDTHAIL 1Hatton, NDCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM HATTON. QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN HATTON, RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jun 7, 5:32 PM CDTHAIL 1Reynolds, NDREPORT POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDTHAIL 1Hatton, NDQUARTER SIZED HAIL IN HATTON, RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jun 7, 5:45 PM CDTHAIL 18 Ene Reynolds, ND
Jun 7, 5:49 PM CDTHAIL 1Hatton, NDMARK EWENS (KNOX) REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 275 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 2021-06-07Temperature 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
2578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
598 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

480 
WUUS53 KFGF 072222
SVRFGF
NDC035-091-097-072300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0009.210607T2222Z-210607T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
522 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...
  Northwestern Traill County in southeastern North Dakota...
  Northeastern Steele County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hatton, or 23
  miles southwest of Grand Forks, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Holmes around 530 PM CDT.
  Reynolds around 535 PM CDT.
  Thompson around 540 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4753 9747 4766 9760 4784 9702 4768 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 240DEG 49KT 4765 9738 

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

DJR
2 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS53 KFGF 072239
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
539 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

NDC091-072249-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210607T2300Z/
Steele ND-
539 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STEELE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4757 9731 4772 9738 4784 9702 4768 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 239DEG 47KT 4774 9712 

$$

NDC035-097-072300-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210607T2300Z/
Grand Forks ND-Traill ND-
539 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAND FORKS AND NORTH CENTRAL TRAILL COUNTIES...

At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Thompson, or 11
miles south of Grand Forks, moving northeast at 55 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 storm will be near...
  Thompson around 540 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4757 9731 4772 9738 4784 9702 4768 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 239DEG 47KT 4774 9712 

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

DJR
454 
WWUS53 KFGF 072257
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
557 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

NDC035-097-072307-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210607T2300Z/
Grand Forks ND-Traill ND-
557 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAND FORKS AND
NORTH CENTRAL TRAILL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern and northeastern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4757 9731 4772 9738 4784 9702 4768 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 240DEG 49KT 4786 9681 

$$

DJR

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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.