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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 18, 20246 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2024, 12:30 AM CDT for 6 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 45 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 18, 2024, 12:30 AM CDT (05:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2024, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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
Jun 17, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 335 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2024-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2024-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 336 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
482 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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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 Jun 17, 10:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 10:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 6:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
639 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

NDZ006>008-014-015-054-182345-
Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Western Walsh-
639 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Training showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat for
flash flooding this evening and overnight.

There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms for the
Devils Lake Basin and adjacent areas. The main hazards will be
golf ball size hail and a lower risk for 60 mph winds. Flash
flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Tuesday...Flooding Risk.
Strong Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

MNZ001>008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052-053-182345-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-
West Marshall-East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-
Mahnomen-West Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Eastern Walsh-
Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-
Sargent-Richland-
639 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Training showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat for
flash flooding this evening and overnight.

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this
evening, overnight, and early Tuesday morning.

There is a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms. The
main hazards will be golf ball size hail and a lower risk for 70
mph winds. Flash flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Tuesday...Level 2 out of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk. Flooding
Risk.
Thursday and Friday...Flooding Risk. Strong Thunderstorm
Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

MNZ009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-182345-
North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-South Clearwater-
Hubbard-East Becker-East Otter Tail-Wadena-
639 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central
and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Training showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat for
flash flooding across the region through Monday and Tuesday.

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible overnight
and Tuesday morning.

There is a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms. The
main hazards will be ping pong ball size hail and a lower risk
for 60 mph winds. Flash flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Tuesday...Level 2 out of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
Flooding Risk.
Thursday and Friday...Flooding Risk.
Strong Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBarnes, Griggs, Steele30 min
Jun 18, 1:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks50 min
Jun 18, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele, Traill52 min
Jun 18, 1:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGrand Forks51 min
Jun 18, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatFGFCass, Steele, Traill23 min
Jun 18, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent49 min
Jun 18, 2:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFCass, Steele, Traill38 min
Jun 18, 2:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Traill40 min
Jun 18, 2:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFGrand Forks6 hr
Jun 18, 3:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFCass66 min
Jun 18, 3:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRansom, Richland, Sargent65 min
Jun 18, 4:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFRichland, Sargent63 min
Jun 18, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFMarshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake63 min
Jun 18, 3:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFPolk6 hr
Jun 18, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 3 more55 min
Jun 18, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena31 min
Jun 18, 10:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFMarshall23 hr
Jun 18, 10:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFPolk19 hr
Jun 18, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBecker, Hubbard43 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.