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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 10, 2022Becker County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2022, 1:28 PM CDT for Becker County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2022, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2022, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Becker County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 10, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	2 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 260 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1045 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 10, 12:51 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 12:51 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:17 AM CDT, 9 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
417 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-110930-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-
West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-
East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-
South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-
Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-
Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Western Walsh-
417 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A complex of thunderstorms will move into eastern North Dakota
this morning, bringing hail up to quarters and winds up to 70
mph. The thunderstorms are expected to weaken as they cross the
Red River later this morning. However, additional thunderstorm
development will be possible this afternoon as a cold front pushes
into the region. Best chances for afternoon thunderstorms will be
along and east of the Red River Valley, starting early in the
afternoon and ending by evening. The afternoon storms could
produce hail up to golfball sized, 70 mph winds, and even an
isolated tornado. Localized heavy rainfall will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation could be needed this morning and again this
afternoon.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 8:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
838 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 AM     TSTM WND DMG     REYNOLDS                47.67N 97.11W
07/10/2022                   TRAILL             ND   PUBLIC

            TREE BRANCHES DOWN, RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 10, 9:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
902 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0502 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PERTH                   48.71N 99.46W
07/10/2022                   TOWNER             ND   PUBLIC

            TREES UPROOTED/DOWN IN PERTH. RELAYED VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 10, 9:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
916 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 AM     TSTM WND GST     WAUKON                  47.37N 96.13W
07/10/2022  M59 MPH          NORMAN             MN   MESONET

            NDAWN REPORT OF 59MPH WIND GUST.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 10, 9:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
924 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 AM     TSTM WND GST     WAUKON 3S               47.37N 96.13W
07/10/2022  M59 MPH          NORMAN             MN   MESONET

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM
            WAUKON. NDAWN REPORT OF 59MPH WIND GUST.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 10, 9:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 10, 1:04 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	37 min
Jul 10, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Benson, Eddy	27 min
Jul 10, 6:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey	42 min
Jul 10, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 3 more	65 min
Jul 10, 6:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Griggs	61 min
Jul 10, 7:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Traill, Walsh	55 min
Jul 10, 7:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cass	31 min
Jul 10, 8:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Richland	57 min
Jul 10, 12:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass	65 min
Jul 10, 12:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass	66 min
Jul 10, 12:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom	63 min
Jul 10, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland	43 min
Jul 10, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Ransom, Richland	55 min
Jul 10, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Clay, Norman	29 min
Jul 10, 8:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	53 min
Jul 10, 9:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more	66 min
Jul 10, 9:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 2 more	66 min
Jul 10, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods	56 min
Jul 10, 10:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena	30 min
Jul 10, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker	67 min
Jul 10, 1:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Hubbard, Wadena	52 min
Jul 10, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin	51 min
Jul 10, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena	64 min
Jul 10, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Hubbard, Wadena	52 min
Jul 10, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.