⚠️ Special Weather Statement – West Polk; Norman; East Polk; Traill – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 3:35AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

At 334 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of thunderstorms
in Traill county about 5 miles north of Hillsboro, moving east at 45
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Hillsboro, Fertile, Shelly, Beltrami, Nielsville, Lockhart, and
Cummings.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 99 and 114.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.