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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 17, 202611 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2026, 8:57 AM CST for 11 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 17, 2026, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2026, 8:57 AM CST (14:57 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 17, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 17, 5:42 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 5:42 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 8:57 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more	39 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2026 Winter Storm Warnings in North Dakota, 2026 Every winter storm 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.