The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Thunderstorm watch for portions of the KROX listening area in northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 11 p.m. The watch includes the following Minnesota counties – Polk, Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau. The watch includes the following North Dakota counties – Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, and Walsh. The watch includes the following cities – Crookston, Argyle, Bagley, Baudette, Bemidji, Clearbrook, East Grand Forks, Greenbush, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Red Lake Falls, Roseau, Stephen, Thief River Falls, Warren, and Warroad. Cities in North Dakota included in the watch are – Aneta, Cavalier, Drayton, Grafton, Grand Forks, Lakota, McVille, Neche, Park River, Pembina, St. Thomas, Tolna, and Walhalla.
Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across northeast North Dakota by 4 p.m., and then move east into northwest Minnesota by late afternoon, exiting by early evening. Very large hail greater than 2 inches along with a possible tornado will be the initial threat, with a transition to a damaging wind threat as the activity moves into Minnesota.
Additional numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across the southern Red River Valley into west-central Minnesota this evening, mainly after 6 p.m. Activity will become more widespread after 9 p.m. Clusters of storms will bring primarily a damaging wind threat to this area, continuing until well after midnight.
