Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Clay, Wilkin, Cass, Richland Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 2, 2026, 7 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Grand Forks has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota until 2:15 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Minnesota and Southeastern North Dakota
- Issued
- July 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Forks ND
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Minnesota and Southeastern North Dakota.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND on June 10 at 1:16 AM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-06-10T01:16:00-05:00 until 2026-06-10T02:15:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southern Clay County in northwestern Minnesota, Wilkin County in west central Minnesota, Southeastern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota, and Eastern Richland County in southeastern North Dakota. Locations impacted include Fargo, Wahpeton, Moorhead, West Fargo, Dilworth, Breckenridge, and Barnesville.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:14 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Leonard to Colfax to Fairmount, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). A 58 mph wind gust was reported at Ekre North Dakota at 1:10 AM. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 2:15 AM CDT on June 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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