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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND

August 2, 2022Beltrami County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2022, 12:09 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2022, 12:09 PM CDT (17:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 30

County Beltrami County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 405 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: 641 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -534 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 10:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 10:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 6:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
637 AM CDT Tue Aug 2 2022

MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028>030-038-
039-049-052-053-031145-
Norman-Clay-Mahnomen-West Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-
Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-
Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
637 AM CDT Tue Aug 2 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-023-024-028-031-032-NDZ007-008-016-027-054-
031145-
West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-
East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-
North Clearwater-South Beltrami-South Clearwater-Hubbard-
East Becker-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Cavalier-Pembina-Eastern Walsh-
Grand Forks-Western Walsh-
637 AM CDT Tue Aug 2 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected late this
afternoon and evening. A few severe storms are possible, with
greatest chance near the Canadian border. For any storm that does
develop there is a risk of hail to 2 inch diameter and wind gusts
to 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 2 2022

MNZ016-017-021800-
North Clearwater MN-South Beltrami MN-
1209 PM CDT Tue Aug 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Beltrami and east central Clearwater Counties through 100 PM CDT...

At 1209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Debs, or 20 miles northwest of Bemidji, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Pinewood around 1210 PM CDT.
  Debs around 1215 PM CDT.
  Island Lake in Beltrami County around 1240 PM CDT.
  Puposky around 1255 PM CDT.
  Nebish around 100 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4759 9524 4777 9528 4785 9489 4785 9481
      4761 9475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 260DEG 13KT 4770 9516

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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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
Aug 2, 3:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Nelson	33 min
Aug 2, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	47 min
Aug 2, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods	41 min
Aug 2, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods	48 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.