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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2026, 2:17 AM CDT for Norman County, Polk County, Minnesota. It was in force for 26 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 10, 2026, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 2704 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
250
WFUS53 KFGF 100717
TORFGF
MNC107-119-100800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0002.260610T0717Z-260610T0800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
217 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Norman County in northwestern Minnesota...
South central Polk County in northwestern Minnesota...
* Until 300 AM CDT.
* At 217 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Beltrami, or 35 miles southeast of Grand Forks, moving northeast at
55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Crookston, Beltrami, Gentilly, Lockhart, Harold, Greenview, and
Melvin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4739 9650 4749 9673 4787 9655 4786 9648
4785 9648 4785 9635 4776 9635 4776 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0717Z 213DEG 48KT 4751 9655
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Rafferty1 follow-up statement
469
WWUS53 KFGF 100743
SVSFGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
243 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
MNC107-119-100752-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260610T0800Z/
Norman MN-Polk MN-
243 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORMAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
POLK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for south central Polk
county.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northwestern Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4739 9650 4749 9673 4787 9655 4786 9648
4785 9648 4785 9635 4776 9635 4776 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0739Z 213DEG 48KT 4779 9628
$$
RaffertyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Wadena | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Hubbard | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Roseau | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Roseau | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 15 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.