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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 8, 20264 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2026, 2:14 AM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 8, 2026, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2026, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Sargent County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2026-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1642 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2026-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 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
1642 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-137 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1959 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

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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 8, 12:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 12:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 8:13 PM CDT, 6 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
813 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-
039-049-052-053-090115-
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-Pembina-
Eastern Walsh-Grand Forks-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-
Sargent-Richland-
813 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered strong thunderstorms may develop across parts of the
region after midnight tonight through early Monday morning. The
main threat will be lighting and brief wind gusts to 50 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a 1 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms Monday
afternoon and evening across far southeast North Dakota and parts
of west central Minnesota. Hazards include hail to the size of
golf balls, wind gusts to 70 mph, and a low chance for tornadoes.

There is a 3 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday morning. Hazards include the potential
for wind gusts up to 80 mph, hail to the size of tennis balls,
and tornadoes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-090115-
Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Western Walsh-
813 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a 2 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms Sunday evening
and overnight. Damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazard,
with lower chances for hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a 3 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday morning. Hazards include the potential
for wind gusts up to 80 mph, hail to the size of tennis balls,
and tornadoes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFBenson, Towner75 min
Jun 7, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.