| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Otter Tail, MN; Wilkin, MN; Richland, ND |
| Effective | 9/3/2026, 6:35:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/3/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 6:35PM CDT until September 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Details
SVRFGF
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
West central Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota…
Northern Wilkin County in west central Minnesota…
Northeastern Richland County in southeastern North Dakota…
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 635 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brushvale, or
9 miles north of Wahpeton, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Rothsay, Abercrombie, Elizabeth, Dwight, Kent, Galchutt, and
Carlisle.
This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 30 and
51.
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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