NWS Grand Forks NDFF.W 0005September 6, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kittson, MN
The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks issued a flash flood warning for Kittson in Minnesota, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on September 7. It was the 5th flash flood warning the NWS office in Grand Forks issued in 2026. Minnesota had 12 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Forks ND
- Area
- Kittson
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:57 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFGF FF.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Kittson County in northwestern Minnesota... * Until 100 AM CDT. * At 757 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hallock, Lancaster and Lake Bronson.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.