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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 22, 2025Cavalier County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2025, 3:48 PM CDT for Cavalier County, North Dakota. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2025, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2025, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cavalier County, ND

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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 Jun 22, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 5:37 AM CDT, 10 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
537 AM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

NDZ006-014-024-231045-
Towner-Benson-Eddy-
537 AM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms late
this morning through the afternoon. The main hazards will be hail
up to 1.25 inches and isolated wind gusts up to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ007-008-015-016-026>030-
038-039-049-052>054-231045-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-
West Marshall-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-Cavalier-Pembina-
Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-
Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh-
537 AM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon
and evening. Primary hazards will be damaging wind gusts to 70
mph, large hail up to 2 inches, and isolated tornadoes.

Heat index values approach or exceed 100 degrees in the
southern Red River Valley and portions of west central
Minnesota. Heat related impacts are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:53 AM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
209 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0825 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 5 WNW Dalton            46.21N 96.02W
06/22/2025  M63 MPH          Otter Tail         MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN130 Fergus Falls MN DOT.

0913 AM     Hail             Aneta                   47.68N 97.99W
06/22/2025  M1.00 Inch       Nelson             ND   Public

0840 AM     Hail             Binford                 47.56N 98.35W
06/22/2025  M1.00 Inch       Griggs             ND   Public

0815 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Fergus Falls      46.28N 96.06W
06/22/2025                   Otter Tail         MN   Public

            Tree damage relayed by broadcast media.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
210 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Perham              46.60N 95.59W
06/22/2025                   Otter Tail         MN   Public

            Tree damage relayed via broadcast media.

&&

TT

Local storm report, Jun 22, 3:31 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
331 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE Fergus Falls      46.29N 96.06W
06/22/2025                   Otter Tail         MN   Public

            Delayed Repot: Photos of tree damage in
            Fergus Falls. Time estimated via radar.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Wilkin	39 min
Jun 22, 8:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Otter Tail	40 min
Jun 22, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Clearwater	35 min
Jun 22, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Polk	64 min
Jun 22, 10:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Marshall	57 min
Jun 22, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Roseau	58 min
Jun 22, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Sargent	42 min
Jun 22, 6:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Ransom	52 min
Jun 22, 8:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Nelson	37 min
Jun 22, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Griggs	48 min
Jun 22, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele	37 min
Jun 22, 8:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Griggs, Nelson, Steele	25 min
Jun 22, 9:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Grand Forks, Nelson, Steele, Traill	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.