| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Otter Tail, MN |
| Effective | 9/3/2026, 8:16:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/3/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 8:16PM CDT until September 3 at 9:15PM 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 Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota…
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashby, or 16
miles southeast of Fergus Falls, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Golf 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…
Urbank.
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.
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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