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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 24, 20264 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 2026, 4:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2026, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2026, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 24, 5:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	2 Nnw Fourtown, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 24, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

988 
WFUS53 KFGF 242132
TORFGF
MNC007-077-089-135-242215-
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0021.260724T2132Z-260724T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
432 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Marshall County in northwestern Minnesota...
  South central Roseau County in northwestern Minnesota...
  Northwestern Beltrami County in north central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Lake of the Woods County in north central Minnesota...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Skime, or 26 miles south of Roseau, moving
  southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  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...
  Carmel, Malcolm, Casperson, Fourtown, Gates Corner, Jelle, and
  Skime.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4854 9583 4863 9572 4854 9496 4816 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 319DEG 25KT 4848 9559 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Perroux

1 follow-up statement

916 
WWUS53 KFGF 242146
SVSFGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
446 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

MNC089-135-242156-
/O.CAN.KFGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260724T2215Z/
Marshall MN-Roseau MN-
446 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ROSEAU COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
and northwestern Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4854 9496 4816 9542 4832 9560 4854 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 319DEG 30KT 4838 9546 

$$

MNC007-077-242215-
/O.CON.KFGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260724T2215Z/
Beltrami MN-Lake of the Woods MN-
446 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BELTRAMI AND SOUTHWESTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTIES...

At 446 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carmel, or 34 miles southeast of Roseau, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.

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...
Carmel, Malcolm, Jelle, Fourtown, and Gates Corner.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4854 9496 4816 9542 4832 9560 4854 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 319DEG 30KT 4838 9546 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

Perroux

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 1:04 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more	56 hr
Jul 24, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods, Roseau	23 min
Jul 24, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	Lake of the Woods	30 min
Jul 24, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Kittson, Roseau	25 min
Jul 24, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau	58 min
Jul 24, 5:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods	42 min
Jul 24, 5:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Beltrami	41 min
Jul 24, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk	62 min
Jul 24, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk	41 min
Jul 24, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Beltrami	55 min
Jul 24, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Kittson, Marshall, Roseau	68 min
Jul 24, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Marshall, Pennington, Polk	40 min
Jul 24, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Marshall	47 min
Jul 24, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	43 min
Jul 24, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	Beltrami	27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.