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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 26, 20254 counties in Minnesota; 10 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind watch at Feb 26, 2025, 2:48 PM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; 10 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 28, 2025, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 26, 2025, 2:48 PM CST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 28, 2025, 3:00 AM CST
Expired: Feb 27, 2025, 12:50 PM CST
In force
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Clay County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind watch went out at Feb 26, 2:41 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:41 PM CST, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 5:26 AM CST, 9 hours 22 minutes before

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.