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Flood Watch 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flood watch at Jul 23, 2025, 4:54 AM CDT for 10 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jul 23, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025, 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 23, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 926 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 931 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jul 22, 11:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 11:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:20 PM CDT, 13 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025 MNZ004>007-NDZ016-024-026-027-232030- Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-Eastern Walsh-Eddy- Nelson-Grand Forks- 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Hazards include large hail of 1 inch or higher, and damaging wind gusts to 60 mph. Localized flash flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required tonight. MNZ001>003-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039- 049-052-053-232030- West Polk-Norman-Clay-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-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a 2 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms today for portions of eastern North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, and west central Minnesota. Hazards could include Damaging wind gusts of 70 mph or higher, large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and isolated tornadoes. Localized flash flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required tonight. NDZ006>008-014-015-054-232030- Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Western Walsh- 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today. Hazards could include hail up to nickels and wind gusts up to 55 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required tonight.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant | 59 min |
| Jul 23, 5:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 3 hr |
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.