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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 14, 20225 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2022, 12:01 AM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 45 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: Jun 14, 2022, 12:01 AM CDT (05:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2022, 12:46 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:04 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
Jun 13, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 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: 1797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1108 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.9
Supercell composite: 30.2

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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 Jun 13, 11:42 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 11:42 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:55 PM CDT, 8 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
355 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-142100-
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-
355 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A few thunderstorms can't be ruled out through the early evening,
but best chances are after 9PM through the overnight. We should
see storms develop upstream over western and central ND and SD
that will track into in eastern ND late this evening, and move
into NW and west central MN through the overnight. The strongest
of this activity will be capable of golf ball size inch hail,
winds gusting around 60mph, excessive rainfall and possibly a
tornado. The tornado threat is mainly through 1 PM. at the onset
of the event.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Storms will most likely be ongoing Tuesday morning across the area
with the strongest storms capable of hail up to 1.5 inches and
winds gusting to around 60mph. This activity will lift north and
be out of the area by evening. Wednesday may see some storms
develop with daytime heating once again with hail and wind
potential along the valley into NW MN. By the weekend heat indices
will rise to 95 and 105 the hottest temps of the season so far.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this evening through Tuesday
morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
721 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2022

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

0801 AM     HAIL             5 SSW RADIUM            48.16N 96.65W
06/12/2022  E1.00 INCH       Polk               MN   PUBLIC

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     11 WNW STEPHEN          48.51N 97.10W
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            WIND DRIVEN HAIL STRIPPED AN ALFALFA FIELD AND DENTED AN
            ALUMINUM TRUCK TRAILER PARKED IN A FARMYARD. WINDS
            ESTIMATED TO 60 MPH AND HAIL ESTIMATED TO QUARTER SIZED.
            PILES OF HAIL WERE STILL EVIDENT IN THE YARD THE
            FOLLOWING MORNING. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 WNW STEPHEN           48.50N 97.06W
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A FEW TREES BROKN DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS ACROSS
            SOUTHEASTERN EAGLE POINT TOWNSHIP. TIME RANGED BETWEEN
            225 AND 229 PM CDT BASED ON RADAR.

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE STRANDQUIST        48.44N 96.40W
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A FEW POPLAR AND ASH TREES SNAPPED NEAR INTERSECTION OF
            HWY 59 AND CR6. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NNE GRACETON          48.85N 94.77W
06/12/2022                   Lake Of The Woods  MN   PUBLIC

            VERY STRONG WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN WAVE ACTION TUMBLED
            DOCKS AT MORRIS POINT.

0348 PM     TORNADO          3 WSW MIDDLE RIVER      48.42N 96.22W
06/12/2022  F1               Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE TORNADO WAS LIKELY WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN, HAIL, AND
            DAMAGING WINDS AS IT TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES TO
            AROUND 3 MILES SSW OF MIDDLE RIVER BY 353 PM CDT. IT
            SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEOUS ASH, POPLAR, AND SPRUCE TREES
            AT HOMESTEADS AND GROVES ALONG ITS PATH. A TOTAL OF 6
            WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ON NORTH-SOUTH LINES
            ALONG 120TH AND 130TH AVE NE. HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM
            ONE TO TWO INCH DIAMETER. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 105
            MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 300 YDS.

0352 PM     HAIL             3 SSW MIDDLE RIVER      48.40N 96.18W
06/12/2022  E2.00 INCH       Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            WIND DRIVEN HAIL PUNCHED HOLES IN SIDING AND BROKE OUT
            SEVERAL WINDOWS ON THE WEST/NORTHWEST WALLS OF A HOUSE.
            HAIL STONES UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED WERE FOUND IN MELTING
            PILES EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

0353 PM     HAIL             5 NNE HOLT              48.36N 96.15W
06/12/2022  M1.75 INCH       Marshall           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DEPUTY REPORTED LARGE GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF HWY 59 AND CR28.

0407 PM     HAIL             6 SE MIDDLE RIVER       48.37N 96.07W
06/12/2022  M1.50 INCH       Marshall           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WAS ACCUMULATING ON
            THE GROUND.

0407 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 NE HOLT               48.36N 96.09W
06/12/2022  M65.00 MPH       Marshall           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0442 PM     TORNADO          6 E GOODRIDGE           48.14N 95.67W
06/12/2022  F0               Pennington         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE THROUGH AN OPEN
            FIELD. THE GROUND BASED DUST SWIRL WAS FILMED OR
            PHOTOGRAPHED BY AT LEAST THREE SPOTTERS. A PERSISTANT AND
            LOW WALL CLOUD STRUCTURE WAS TRACKED INTO THE AREA AND
            WAS ABOVE THE SWIRL, THOUGH NO CONDENSATION CONE WAS
            READILY APPARENT. FIRST REPORTED VIA SOCAL MEDIA AND
            TROUHGH BROADCAST MEDIA SOURCES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR, VIDEO, AND NEARBY WIND SENSOR REPORTS.

&&

GREGORY.GUST

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
957 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

NDZ006-014-015-140400-
Benson ND-Towner ND-Ramsey ND-
957 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Benson, Towner and
west central Ramsey Counties through 1100 PM CDT...

At 957 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Overly to near Fillmore to near Harvey.
Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cando, Leeds, Maddock, Minnewaukan, Bisbee, Rocklake and Esmond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
northeastern North Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4837 9985 4837 9949 4872 9949 4872 9952
      4896 9952 4900 9945 4900 9929 4853 9905
      4785 9924 4785 9981 4802 9981 4802 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 240DEG 28KT 4863 10004 4824 9984 4780 10002

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

CJ

Local storm report, Jun 13, 11:28 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 11:37 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:43 PM CDT, 18 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
Jun 13, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Benson, Towner	63 min
Jun 13, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Benson	45 min
Jun 13, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Benson	23 min
Jun 13, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner	54 min
Jun 13, 10:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Ramsey	38 min
Jun 13, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Eddy	52 min
Jun 13, 11:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Benson, Eddy, Ramsey	37 min
Jun 13, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier, Ramsey	32 min
Jun 14, 1:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Nelson	51 min
Jun 14, 5:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent	45 min
Jun 14, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele	45 min
Jun 14, 6:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Traill	43 min
Jun 14, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Barnes	32 min
Jun 14, 7:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey, Steele, Traill and 1 more	45 min
Jun 14, 7:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh	59 min
Jun 14, 7:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Grand Forks	3 hr
Jun 14, 8:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Walsh	53 min
Jun 14, 5:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Roseau	28 min
Jun 14, 8:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Marshall, Roseau	41 min
Jun 14, 8:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Roseau	50 min
Jun 14, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Clearwater, Mahnomen, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	45 min
Jun 14, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	52 min
Jun 14, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods	63 min
Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Roseau	29 min
Jun 14, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami	32 min
Jun 14, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami	24 min
Jun 14, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Beltrami	29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.