| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay, MN |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 3:18:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 4:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 3:18PM CDT until August 17 at 4:15PM 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…
Central Clay County in northwestern Minnesota…
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 317 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kragnes, or
14 miles northeast of Fargo, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Hawley, Hitterdal, Felton, Averill, Dale, and Muskoda.
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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