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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 22, 2025Grant County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2025, 7:31 PM CDT for Grant County, Minnesota. It was in force for 59 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
Jul 22, 2025, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2025, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Grant County, MN

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2025-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2404 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2025-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2404 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.6

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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 Jul 22, 6:38 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 6:38 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

MNZ004>007-NDZ016-024-026-027-232030-
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-
Nelson-Grand Forks-
320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening. Hazards include large hail of 1 inch or
higher, and damaging wind gusts to 60 mph. Localized flash
flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required tonight.

MNZ001>003-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-
049-052-053-232030-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-
Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-
South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a 2 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms today for portions
of eastern North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, and west central
Minnesota. Hazards could include Damaging wind gusts of 70 mph or
higher, large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and isolated
tornadoes. Localized flash flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required tonight.

NDZ006>008-014-015-054-232030-
Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Western Walsh-
320 PM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today.
Hazards could include hail up to nickels and wind gusts up to 55
mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Thunderstorms are possible once more Friday into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required tonight.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 4:54 AM CDTFlood WatchFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more10 hr
Jul 23, 5:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFGFBeltrami3 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.