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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 5:01 AM CDT for Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It was in force for 44 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 16, 2025, 5:01 AM CDT (10:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 16, 3:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:17 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 417 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 MNZ017-023-024-027>032-040-NDZ053-170930- South Beltrami-South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker- Wilkin-West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Richland- 417 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There remains a 2 of 5 risk for severe storms this morning and afternoon. Primary risk will be large hail and damaging winds, with a lower risk for tornadoes. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Active pattern keeps daily thunderstorm chances in the forecast nearly each day this week. Strong to severe storms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today. MNZ001>003-007>009-013>016-022-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-049-052- 170930- West Polk-Norman-Clay-West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami- Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-Mahnomen- Grand Forks-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent- 417 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There remains a 1 of 5 risk for severe storms this morning and afternoon. Primary risk will be large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Active pattern keeps daily thunderstorm chances in the forecast nearly each day this week. Strong to severe storms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today. MNZ004>006-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054-170930- Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson- Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Western Walsh- 417 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms today, with a few being on the stronger side. In the strongest storms primary hazards will be lightning, small hail, and gusty winds .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Active pattern keeps daily thunderstorm chances in the forecast nearly each day this week. Strong to severe storms are possible. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wilkin | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Otter Tail | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Wadena | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 45 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.