THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
- NORTHWESTERN NORMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA…
- SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA…
- SOUTHEASTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…
- NORTHERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…
- TRAILL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…
- STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…
UNTIL 8:15 P.M.
AT 7:10 P.M., SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAROLD TO NEAR CALEDONIA TO COLGATE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR… - CALEDONIA AND HAROLD AROUND 7:15 P.M.
- HALSTAD, SHELLY AND MARCOUX AROUND 7:20 P.M.
- DUGDALE AROUND 7:25 P.M.
- MAPLE BAY AND GALESBURG AROUND 7:30 P.M.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE: - MENTOR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 131.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
WIND DAMAGE WITH THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
