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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2023, 10:21 PM CDT. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2023, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2023, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 828 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
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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 Jul 26, 7:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 7:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 822 AM CDT Wed Jul 26 2023 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-271330- 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- 822 AM CDT Wed Jul 26 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across much the region this afternoon and evening. The main hazards associated with the strongest storms will be large hail up to half dollar and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the region on Thursday, primarily along and south of I 94. The main hazards will be hail up to 1 inch and wind gusts to 60 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 10:07 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk, Red Lake | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake | 30 min |
| Jul 26, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Polk | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 40 min |
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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.