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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT for Wilkin County, Minnesota; Richland County, North Dakota. It was in force for 65 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Hankinson, ND | Corrects previous hail report from Hankinson. Estimated nickel to quarter size hail at the Hankinson School. |
| Jun 19, 9:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Ssw Hankinson, ND | Personal Weather Station reported 55 mph wind gusts at 9:09PM local time. |
| Jun 19, 9:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Hankinson, ND | Estimated nickel to quarter size hail at the Hankinson School. |
| Jun 19, 9:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Sse Hankinson, ND | Tempest weather station recorded a wind gust of 65 MPH at 9:31 CDT. |
| Jun 19, 9:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Se Hankinson, ND | Ping-Pong ball sized hail reported between Exit 1 and Exit 8 on I-29. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2939 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KFGF 200155
SVRFGF
MNC167-NDC077-200300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0021.250620T0155Z-250620T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
855 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Wilkin County in west central Minnesota...
Southern Richland County in southeastern North Dakota...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mantador, or
19 miles southwest of Wahpeton, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hankinson, Fairmount, Mooreton, Campbell, Nashua, Mantador, and
Great Bend.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4613 9720 4632 9698 4606 9626 4602 9626
4602 9657 4593 9656 4593 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 301DEG 29KT 4614 9697
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Thomas4 follow-up statements
503
WWUS53 KFGF 200212
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
912 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
MNC167-NDC077-200300-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250620T0300Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
912 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILKIN AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...
At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hankinson, or
10 miles northwest of Rosholt, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hankinson, Fairmount, Great Bend, Lamars, Blackmer, Sonora, and
Tenney.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 16.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4602 9705 4619 9682 4603 9637 4602 9637
4602 9657 4593 9656 4593 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 312DEG 32KT 4600 9683
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Thomas048
WWUS53 KFGF 200220
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
920 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
MNC167-NDC077-200300-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250620T0300Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
920 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILKIN AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...
At 920 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lamars, or near
Rosholt, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hankinson, Fairmount, Lamars, Blackmer, Sonora, and Tenney.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 11.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4599 9700 4616 9674 4603 9637 4602 9637
4602 9657 4593 9656 4593 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 301DEG 29KT 4597 9675
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Thomas140
WWUS53 KFGF 200247
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
947 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
MNC167-NDC077-200300-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250620T0300Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
947 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILKIN AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...
At 946 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wheaton, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fairmount, Lamars, Blackmer, and Tenney.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4603 9637 4602 9637 4602 9657 4593 9656
4593 9683 4610 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 303DEG 29KT 4585 9650
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Thomas223
WWUS53 KFGF 200252
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
952 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
MNC167-NDC077-200301-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250620T0300Z/
Wilkin MN-Richland ND-
952 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILKIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
west central Minnesota...and southeastern North Dakota.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Grand Forks.
&&
LAT...LON 4603 9637 4602 9637 4602 9657 4593 9656
4593 9683 4610 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 301DEG 29KT 4583 9646
$$
ThomasThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 2:51 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 4 more | 64 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson | 50 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.