A low level jet helped fuel elevated thunderstorms along the Interstate 94 corridor in the morning. A few thunderstorms continued into the early afternoon, but by then they had lifted north to the U.
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The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
A low level jet helped fuel elevated thunderstorms along the Interstate 94 corridor in the morning. A few thunderstorms continued into the early afternoon, but by then they had lifted north to the U. S. Highway 2 corridor.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 17, 3:30 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WY ROTATES TO A NEGATIVE TILT AS TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH ND TODAY.
GOOD LOW TO MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION AND GOOD MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
PRODUCED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST SD EARLIER THIS MORNING AND
HAVE EXPANDED INTO EASTERN ND. MID LEVEL CAP EXTENDED FROM WEST KS
INTO CENTRAL SD...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURRED ON EDGE OF CAP.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTH AND EAST THIS
MORNING.
HIGH THETA-E AXIS ORIENTATED NW-SE WILL SWEEP FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST TO RISE
TO NEAR 1 3/4 INCHES TODAY. SURFACE DEWPOINTS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. SPC HAS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY. GFS CROSS SECTION INDICATES IMPRESSIVE MID
LEVEL DRYING AT 00Z FRI. NOSE OF UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND DRY SLOTS THE AREA. EXPECTED
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP NEAR COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED FOR TODAY. POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN 40 TO 45
KNOTS. MAY NOT BE QUITE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WARNING. OBVIOUSLY
STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER THIS
EVENING WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVER MAINLY THE NORTHERN
ZONES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRI. POTENTIAL FOR 40 TO 45
KNOTS TO MIX DOWN DURING THE DAY FRI.
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW LATE SUN INTO MON. WILL KEEP
LOW POPS THEN.
&&
.AVIATION...
MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...LOWER IN AND NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.
MN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-023-027>031-040.
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HOPPESHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 653 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-181200- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 653 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TODAY RIGHT OF A LINE FROM NEAR HAVANA NORTH DAKOTA TO VALLEY CITY TO NEAR RED LAKE FALLS MINNESOTA TO LAPORT MINNESOTA. SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR ANYTIME TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 10 PM CDT. ALSO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN A BE EXPECTED. ALSO STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IS FORECAST WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE WAVES FROM 2 TO 6 FEET ON ON DEVILS LAKE AND STUMP LAKE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR ROADS NEAR THE LAKE...EXPECT WATER AND DEBRIS TO WASH ONTO ROADWAYS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WYOMING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PRODUCE THE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST FROM 8 AM CDT TO 9 PM CDT. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE WAVES FROM 2 TO 6 FEET ON ON DEVILS LAKE AND STUMP LAKE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR ROADS NEAR THE LAKE...EXPECT WATER AND DEBRIS TO WASH ONTO ROADWAYS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA WILL PRODUCE THE GUSTY WINDS FOR FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. MNZ006-009-016-017-024-032-181200- LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- HUBBARD-WADENA- 653 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TODAY RIGHT OF A LINE FROM NEAR HAVANA NORTH DAKOTA TO VALLEY CITY TO NEAR RED LAKE FALLS MINNESOTA TO LAPORT MINNESOTA. SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR ANYTIME TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 10 PM CDT. ALSO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN A BE EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WYOMING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. A COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PRODUCE THE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. HOPPES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 822 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 MNZ001>003-007-NDZ016-026-027-029-030-039-171415- CASS ND-CLAY MN-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY ND-GRAND FORKS ND-NELSON ND-NORMAN MN-STEELE ND-TRAILL ND-WEST MARSHALL MN-WEST POLK MN- 822 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN POLK...SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL...NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND WESTERN NORMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WALSH...EASTERN NELSON AND GRAND FORKS COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...AND CASS...TRAILL AND EASTERN STEELE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 915 AM CDT... AT 819 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF LARIMORE TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FINLEY TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CASSELTON... MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... NORTHWOOD...LARIMORE AND MCCANNA AROUND 830 AM CDT. PORTLAND...HATTON AND CASSELTON AROUND 835 AM CDT. MAYVILLE...MAPLETON AND HUNTER AROUND 840 AM CDT. PROSPER...HONEYFORD AND HOLMES AROUND 845 AM CDT. FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN...MILE MARKERS 71 AND 163... FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 94...THE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN NORTH DAKOTA MILE MARKER 324 AND NORTH DAKOTA MILE MARKER 339... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
843 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TSTM WND DMG VALLEY CITY 46.92N 98.01W
06/17/2010 BARNES ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN NORTHERN PART OF CITY
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DKELLENBThe Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:01 UTC.
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees were knocked down by winds near the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus.
Several large tree limbs were knocked down in shelterbelts along U. S. Highway 10.
Three to five inches of rain fell around the Georgetown area, flooding several township roads and fields.
Rainfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches produced widespread flooding of fields and farm access roads across southern portions of Mary Township.
Strong winds gusted for 3 to 5 minutes and knocked down several large trees near Lower Rice Lake and the surrounding Rice Lake community. Heavy rains accompanied the winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 245486, 245487, 241650, 245488, 245489, 241651, 241652, 241653, 241654, 241655, 241656.