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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 14, 20224 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2022, 12:36 PM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 32 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 14, 2022, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2022, 1:08 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benson County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 14, 9:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:13 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1213 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

NDZ014-015-141745-
Benson ND-Ramsey ND-
1213 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Benson
and southwestern Ramsey Counties through 1245 PM CDT...

At 1213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
northwestern Spirit Lake Nation, or 13 miles southwest of Devils
Lake, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  St Michael, Tokio and Camp Grafton around 1225 PM CDT.
  Spirit Lake Nation around 1235 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4800 9916 4813 9877 4790 9865 4784 9898
      4785 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 249DEG 29KT 4795 9900

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Kent/MJB
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:28 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

NDZ014-015-141800-
Benson ND-Ramsey ND-
1228 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Benson and
southwestern Ramsey Counties through 100 PM CDT...

At 1228 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Minnewaukan, or 13 miles west of Devils Lake, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Lakewood Park and Camp Grafton around 1255 PM CDT.
  Devils Lake around 100 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4795 9922 4812 9932 4828 9892 4804 9876
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 254DEG 20KT 4807 9916

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kent/MJB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFEddy32 min
Jul 14, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBenson32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.