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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 27, 2023Benson County, Ramsey County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2023, 8:55 PM CDT for Benson County, Ramsey County, North Dakota. It was in force for 18 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 27, 2023, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2023, 9:13 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Benson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:01 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:10 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:28 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 8:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:48 PM CDT, 7 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 27, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	25 min
Jun 27, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Benson	37 min
Jun 27, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	35 min
Jun 27, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Griggs	29 min
Jun 27, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Nelson	24 min
Jun 27, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Eddy	35 min
Jun 27, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Nelson	32 min
Jun 27, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Nelson	27 min
Jun 27, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Eddy	27 min
Jun 27, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	26 min
Jun 28, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	23 min
Jun 28, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	37 min
Jun 28, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina	48 min
Jun 28, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	27 min
Jun 28, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	16 min
Jun 28, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier	15 min
Jun 28, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	28 min
Jun 28, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina	47 min
Jun 28, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Ramsey, Towner	39 min
Jun 28, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cavalier, Pembina	40 min
Jun 28, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	31 min
Jun 28, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Benson	38 min
Jun 28, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Benson, Ramsey	20 min
Jun 28, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Pembina	28 min
Jun 28, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Pembina	49 min
Jun 28, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ramsey	27 min
Jun 28, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Towner	37 min
Jun 28, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	35 min
Jun 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Eddy, Nelson	32 min
Jun 28, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Walsh	35 min
Jun 28, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Eddy	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.