August 21, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – West Polk; Kittson; Roseau; Lake Of The Woods; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Western Walsh County – Friday, August 21, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area West Polk; Kittson; Roseau; Lake Of The Woods; West Marshall; East Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Western Walsh County
Effective 8/21/2026, 2:49:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/21/2026, 9:30:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 2:49AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

Areas of fog occasionally reducing visibility to around one-
quarter mile will continue to develop thru sunrise across
northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Patchy fog may
also form in other locations.

Travelers should be prepared for rapidly deteriorating
visibility, and to use extra caution at intersections, railroad
crossings, and school bus stops. The fog is expected to improve by
mid morning.


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