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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 3, 2026Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Polk County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2026, 6:58 PM CDT for Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Polk County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2026, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Polk County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 265 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

780 
WUUS53 KFGF 032358
SVRFGF
MNC119-NDC035-040045-
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0021.260603T2358Z-260604T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
658 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Polk County in northwestern Minnesota...
  East central Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just north of 
  Grand Forks, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, Euclid, Angus, Tabor, Key West, and
  Sherack.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4795 9652 4790 9717 4800 9719 4818 9669
      4817 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 250DEG 28KT 4797 9701 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Rafferty
3 follow-up statements
702 
WWUS53 KFGF 040014
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
714 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

NDC035-040023-
/O.CAN.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0045Z/
Grand Forks ND-
714 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRAND FORKS
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 4799 9654 4795 9705 4802 9706 4817 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 257DEG 31KT 4802 9686 

$$

MNC119-040045-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0045Z/
Polk MN-
714 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...

At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over mainly rural
areas of northwestern Polk County , moving east at 35 mph. 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Angus, Tabor, and Sherack.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4799 9654 4795 9705 4802 9706 4817 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 257DEG 31KT 4802 9686 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Rafferty
471 
WWUS53 KFGF 040028
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
728 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

MNC119-040045-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0045Z/
Polk MN-
728 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...

At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sherack, or 15
miles northeast of Grand Forks, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Angus, Tabor, and Sherack.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4797 9689 4806 9691 4813 9675 4817 9664
      4800 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 248DEG 21KT 4804 9678 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Rafferty
380 
WWUS53 KFGF 040038
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
738 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

MNC119-040048-
/O.EXP.KFGF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0045Z/
Polk MN-
738 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 4797 9689 4806 9691 4813 9675 4817 9664
      4800 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 250DEG 28KT 4806 9670 

$$

Rafferty

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFGriggs59 min
Jun 2, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFGrand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Traill53 min
Jun 2, 9:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGFPembina3 hr
Jun 2, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks51 min
Jun 3, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFTraill26 min
Jun 3, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks33 min
Jun 3, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks37 min
Jun 3, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks36 min
Jun 3, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFGrand Forks28 min

Nearby

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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.