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Frost Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND

May 12, 2026Beltrami County, Lake of the Woods County, Roseau County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this frost advisory at May 12, 2026, 10:22 PM CDT for Beltrami County, Lake of the Woods County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It took effect at May 13, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2026, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 13, 2026, 6:34 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Roseau County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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 frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at May 12, 10:19 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 10:19 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 7:25 AM CDT, 14 hours 57 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 3:14 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	33 hr
May 13, 2:14 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more	32 hr
May 13, 2:22 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.