Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Polk County MN and Grand Forks County ND

Source: NOAA · Northwestern Minnesota and Northeastern North Dakota

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on June 21, 2026, 2 months 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 northwestern Polk County in Minnesota and east central Grand Forks County in North Dakota until 7:45 PM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Northwestern Minnesota and Northeastern North Dakota
Issued
June 21, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Minnesota and Northeastern North Dakota.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND on June 3 at 6:58 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 6:58 PM CDT until 7:45 PM CDT on June 3, 2026.

Affected Areas

The warning covers northwestern Polk County in northwestern Minnesota and east central Grand Forks County in northeastern North Dakota. Locations impacted include Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, Euclid, Angus, Tabor, Key West, and Sherack.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 6:57 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just north of Grand Forks, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Timeline

The alert is in effect from 6:58 PM CDT to 7:45 PM CDT on June 3, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Grand Forks has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Polk County in Minnesota and east central Grand Forks County in North Dakota until 7:45 PM CDT.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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