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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 56 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
- Jul 6, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 264 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Jul 6, 6:40 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:40 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:28 AM CDT, 14 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 428 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-070930- Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy- 428 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ008-016-026>030-054-070930- West Polk-Norman-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall- East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk- North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Pembina- Eastern Walsh-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Western Walsh- 428 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a level 2 out of 5 severe risk this afternoon with a primary risk for large hail along with secondary risk for strong winds and a tornado or two. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-070930- Clay-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail- East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 428 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a level 2 out of 5 severe risk this afternoon with a primary risk for large hail along with secondary risk for strong winds and a tornado or two. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday There is a level 2 out of 5 severe risk Tuesday for large hail and damaging wind gusts along and south of I-94/HWY 10. There is a level 2 of 4 risk for flash flooding across southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required today.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
426 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 8.1 N Graceton 48.86N 94.84W
07/06/2026 M57 MPH Lake of the Woods MN Mesonet
PWS reports 57 mph gust.
&&Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
430 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM Hail Mentor 47.70N 96.14W
07/06/2026 M1.00 Inch Polk MN Broadcast Media
Time estimated via radar.
&&Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
549 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0349 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 NNE Pitt 48.84N 94.70W
07/06/2026 M53 MPH Lake of the Woods MN Public
PWS reports wind gust.
&&Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:50 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
550 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM Hail Winger 47.54N 95.99W
07/06/2026 M0.88 Inch Polk MN Broadcast Media
Relayed via broadcast media.
&&Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:18 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
618 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM Funnel Cloud Karlstad 48.58N 96.52W
07/06/2026 Kittson MN Broadcast Media
Video sent to broadcast media shows funnel
just south of Karlstad.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Roseau | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Polk | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 6:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.