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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Grand Forks, ND
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Towner | 75 min |
| Jun 7, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner | 56 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.