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Snow Squall Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

March 10, 2022Cass County, Richland County, North Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this snow squall warning at Mar 10, 2022, 8:07 PM CST for Cass County, Richland County, North Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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
Mar 10, 2022, 8:07 PM CST (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2022, 9:00 PM CST
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Richland County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 283 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 2022-03-11Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 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
1647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 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 snow squall 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 snow squall warning went out at Mar 10, 7:45 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 7:45 PM CST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 3:49 PM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
349 PM CST Thu Mar 10 2022

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-112200-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall-
Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Wilkin-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-
Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-
Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
349 PM CST Thu Mar 10 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A clipper and strong cold front may bring periods of snow showers
and blowing snow to eastern ND and northwest MN by this evening
into the overnight hours, including the potential for a snow
squalls during the evening commute. There is a 30 percent chance
for snow squall impacts this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Winds increase again early Friday morning mainly north of Highway
200 in the Red River Valley, and may combine with isolated to
scattered snow showers to produce whiteout conditions in open
country. There is a 40 percent chance for Blizzard conditions
Friday north of Highway 200. Further south, snow shower chances
will be less, but wind chill will be in the -25 to -35 range
through Friday morning.

Very low wind chills to 35 below are expected again Saturday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-112200-
Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-
Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-
349 PM CST Thu Mar 10 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central
and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a small chance for snow squalls to continue into portions
of Lakes Country, although impacts will not be as high as
locations further northwest. Brief low visibilities are possible
during the late evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Very low wind chills to 35 below are expected again Saturday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 6:36 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningFGFGrand Forks, Steele, Traill, Walsh39 min
Mar 10, 7:22 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Traill38 min
Mar 11, 12:47 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more21 hr

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Minnesota, 2022Snow Squall Warnings in North Dakota, 2022Every snow squall 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.