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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

May 8, 20228 counties in Minnesota; Grand Forks County, Walsh County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at May 8, 2022, 12:38 AM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; Grand Forks County, Walsh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2022, 12:38 AM CDT (05:38 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 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.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 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 2022-05-08Temperature 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 2022-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
2470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

358 
WWUS73 KFGF 080538
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1238 AM CDT Sun May 8 2022

MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ016-027-080700-
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0002.220508T0538Z-220508T0700Z/
West Polk-Norman-Kittson-West Marshall-Eastern Walsh-Grand Forks-
Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, 
Twin Valley, Halstad, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Warren, 
Stephen, Argyle, Grafton, Park River, and Grand Forks
1238 AM CDT Sun May 8 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Brief wind gusts upwards of 70 mph have been reported.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, West Polk, Norman, Kittson and West 
  Marshall Counties. In North Dakota, Eastern Walsh and Grand 
  Forks Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-022-080800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0002.220508T0600Z-220508T0800Z/
Roseau-East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Mahnomen-
Including the cities of Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Newfolden, 
Middle River, Grygla, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Fosston,
Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, and Waubun
1238 AM CDT Sun May 8 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Brief wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph are possible.

* WHERE...Roseau, East Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, East Polk 
  and Mahnomen Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:00 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin3 hr
May 8, 3:04 PM CDTFlood WatchFGFBeltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more22 hr
May 8, 3:22 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more31 hr
May 8, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFBarnes48 hr
May 8, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFCass, Ransom7 days

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2022High Wind Warnings in North Dakota, 2022Every high wind warning in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.