The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00 p.m. for Crookston the KROX listening area, including a portion of northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. A watch means conditions are right for severe thunderstorms in the area.
The watch includes Polk, Clay, Norman, and Wilkin counties in Minnesota. In North Dakota, the counties in the watch are Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Lamoure, Nelson, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, Stutsman, and Traill.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, with the potential for damaging wind gusts to 75 mph, hail to the size of golf balls, and a low chance for a tornado.
