⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Wilkin, MN; Richland, ND; Sargent, ND – Monday, June 29, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 29 at 8:40AM CDT until June 29 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

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The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Wilkin County in west central Minnesota…
Southern Richland County in southeastern North Dakota…
Southeastern Sargent County in southeastern North Dakota…

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 837 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Langford to Roy Lake Rec Area to Lake Traverse
Reservation, moving northeast at 55 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARGENT COUNTY,
SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN WILKIN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE
WAHPETON AND BRECKENRIDGE AREAS AND THE I-29 CORRIDOR FROM THE STATE
LINE TO MILE MARKER 26.

HAZARD…80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include…
Wahpeton, Breckenridge, Hankinson, Lidgerwood, Wyndmere, Fairmount,
and Mooreton.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.

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