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Snow Squall Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:36 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Steele, Traill, Walsh | 39 min |
| Mar 10, 7:22 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Traill | 38 min |
| Mar 11, 12:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 21 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.