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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Grand Forks, ND

August 7, 2025Towner County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2025, 6:09 PM CDT for Towner County, North Dakota. It was in force for 66 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
Aug 7, 2025, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2025, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Towner County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 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 Aug 7, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
336 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-082045-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall-
Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-Mahnomen-
South Clearwater-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-
East Otter Tail-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-
Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-
Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
336 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

The potential exists for significant severe weather overnight,
with high winds being the primary threat, especially in eastern
North Dakota into the Red River Valley.

With already primed soils in some areas of southeastern ND
and west central MN, localized flooding may occur tonight due
to additional rain from thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Severe weather is again forecasted for Friday afternoon and
evening, with all hazards of severe weather possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-082045-
Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami-South Beltrami-Hubbard-Wadena-
336 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central
and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

The potential exists for severe weather overnight, with high
winds being the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Severe weather is again forecasted for Friday afternoon and
evening, with all hazards of severe weather possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFTowner75 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2025Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

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.