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Event Details
| Event | Excessive Heat |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | WADENA |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 07/16/2011 12:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 07/20/2011 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A very unusual period of hot and humid weather settled over the northern plains. An upper level ridge set up across the nation's midsection, with thunderstorms firing almost continuously around the fringes of the ridge. This ring of fire scenario brought several bouts of severe weather to the area as well. Daytime highs generally rose into the 80s to low 90s with lows around 70. Dew point values generally peaked in the 70s to around 80, but slightly lower at night. At 7 pm on Tuesday (July 19), the temperature at Moorhead, Minnesota, peaked at 93F with a dew point of 88F, which gave it a heat index of 130. This generated a lot of media attention, as it was reported to be one of the hottest places on earth. In reality, siting and instrumentation characteristics may cast a little doubt on this reading. Despite this, it was undoubtedly a rare long duration heat event. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| CLAY (ZONE) | CLAY (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEST POLK (ZONE) | WEST POLK (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEST OTTER TAIL (ZONE) | WEST OTTER TAIL (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WILKIN (ZONE) | WILKIN (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EAST BECKER (ZONE) | EAST BECKER (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUBBARD (ZONE) | HUBBARD (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SOUTH CLEARWATER (ZONE) | SOUTH CLEARWATER (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORMAN (ZONE) | NORMAN (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EAST POLK (ZONE) | EAST POLK (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEST BECKER (ZONE) | WEST BECKER (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MAHNOMEN (ZONE) | MAHNOMEN (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RED LAKE (ZONE) | RED LAKE (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRANT (ZONE) | GRANT (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WADENA (ZONE) | WADENA (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EAST OTTER TAIL (ZONE) | EAST OTTER TAIL (ZONE) | MN | 07/16/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
