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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Grand Forks, ND

August 1, 2023Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2023, 8:23 PM CDT for Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 34 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
Aug 1, 2023, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2023, 8:57 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 1, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 334 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2023-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2418 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2023-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
2418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1445 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 Aug 1, 3:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
304 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday night)
Issued at 224 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

Activity remains isolated on the eastern edge of the instability
within the WAA regime across the MN lakes na trees area. This is
expected to slowly push east this afternoon. Attention in the near
term will be if and where convection can develop in ND. Most
likely along the wind shift line extending from near Cooperstown
towards Grand Forks south of which temps near 90F and 70 dew pts
supporting ample instability. With the effective 0 to 6km shear
in the 30 to 40kt range and ML CAPE around 3000J/kg initial storm
mode should be supercellular to multicellular, creating hail
potential to golfball size and winds to 60mph.

Another round of storms to monitor will be to the west and if a
MCS or linear system develop which could track to the east this
evening into the overnight. This would bring the threat of 60mph
winds should this occur as the convection moves into eastern ND
from the west.

Tomorrow will be a touch cooler as shower chances linger into the
morning hours with drier conditions into the afternoon and
evening. Highs in the mid to upper 80s expected.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday)
Issued at 224 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

Key Messages:

-Seasonal Temperatures to end the week and into the weekend

-Precip chances hinge on thunderstorm activity and timing

Typical late summer pattern with weak forcing and as a result low
predictability exist with precip timing, coverage and placement
within the extended time frame. Ensemble guidance does suggest
potential for a wave and thunderstorms late Friday into Saturday
with rain potential up to 50%. There's a 50-60% chance for
greater than 0.1 inch rainfall, and 30-40% chance for greater than
0.25 inch rainfall.

Behind the wave NW flow returns and temps will be cooler with
highs in the 70s Sun and Mon vs 80s Thur - Sat.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday afternoon)
Issued at 1230 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

Another round of thunder is moving near BJI early this afternoon.
Another convection continues to be difficult in discerning if and
where new activity will develop this afternoon and evening. With
drier air filtering in on north winds in DVL and soon to be GFK
went ahead and removed the thunder mention with chances 30 percent
or less. Did keep the mention at FAR. More likely scenario for
thunder will evolve tonight with activity in the west spreading
east southeast.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...None.
MN...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...JK
LONG TERM...JK
AVIATION...JK
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 1:55 PM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
155 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-021900-
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-
155 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are expected across
the region in the afternoon and evening hours. Threats this
afternoon would be hail up to golf balls within discrete
thunderstorms. In the evening and overnight, storms threats change
to hail up to quarters and winds up to 70mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Wednesday theres a slight chance for thunderstorms for NW MN. The
main threat for these storms if they develop is lightning. The
probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBecker, Clay, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wilkin59 min

Nearby

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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.