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Snow Squall Warning 7, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this snow squall warning at Dec 4, 2024, 10:35 AM CST for Richland County, North Dakota; Otter Tail County, Wilkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 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
- Dec 4, 2024, 10:35 AM CST (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2024, 11:00 AM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Significant
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 16:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow squall 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 snow squall warning went out at Dec 4, 9:57 AM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 9:57 AM CST, 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 6:20 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 620 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-051230- West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall- Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Mahnomen-West Becker-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes- Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh- 620 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Winter weather advisory is effect until 6pm. Visibility reductions of one-half mile are expected due to blowing snow. Travel will be difficult at times. During light snow showers, brief visibility reductions of a quarter mile will make travel conditions impossible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-051230- Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami- South Clearwater-Hubbard-East Becker-East Otter Tail-Wadena- 620 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Periodic snow showers and winds gusting to 40 mph will reduce visibilities below a mile at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 4, 8:33 AM CST, 2 hours 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 8:07 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Traill, Walsh | 23 min |
| Dec 4, 8:26 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Traill | 34 min |
| Dec 4, 8:56 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Traill | 34 min |
| Dec 4, 9:16 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 29 min |
| Dec 4, 9:45 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Cass | 30 min |
| Dec 4, 10:12 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Cass | 33 min |
| Dec 4, 10:57 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 48 min |
Nearby
Snow Squall Warnings in Minnesota, 2024Snow Squall Warnings in North Dakota, 2024Every snow squall warning in 2024
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.