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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 2025, 9:58 PM CDT for Lake of the Woods 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
- Oct 4, 2025, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2025, 10:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Lake of the Woods County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 227 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1579 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
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 Oct 4, 9:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 9:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 403 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 MNZ001-002-004>008-013>015-NDZ007-008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 049-052-054-052115- West Polk-Norman-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall- East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Cavalier-Pembina- Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele- Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Western Walsh- 403 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms this evening and early overnight. Hail to quarter sized is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance for frost during the morning hours Monday through Wednesday over parts of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today. NDZ006-052115- Towner- 403 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms expected tonight. The main hazard will be lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance for frost during the morning hours Monday through Wednesday over parts of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today. MNZ003-009-016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ053-052115- Clay-North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen- South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Richland- 403 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight. The main hazard will be lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance for frost during the morning hours Monday through Wednesday over parts of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 8:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Kittson | 32 min |
| Oct 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 37 min |
| Oct 4, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Roseau | 51 min |
| Oct 4, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Kittson | 35 min |
| Oct 4, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 26 min |
| Oct 5, 2:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 5, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 28 min |
| Oct 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner | 18 hr |
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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.