| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Norman, MN; Polk, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND |
| Effective | 9/3/2026, 12:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/3/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 12:53PM CDT until September 3 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Details
SVRFGF
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Norman County in northwestern Minnesota…
Western Polk County in northwestern Minnesota…
Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota…
Traill County in southeastern North Dakota…
Northeastern Steele County in southeastern North Dakota…
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 1253 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Orr to near Northwood to near Sherbrooke, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated. Automated wind sensors are reporting
wind gusts up to 70 mph.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, Crookston, Grand Forks AFB,
Mayville, Ada, and Hillsboro.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 102 and 159.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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