NWS Grand Forks NDSV.W 0056June 29, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Wilkin, Richland and Sargent, MN and ND
The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Wilkin, Richland and Sargent in Minnesota, North Dakota, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 56th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Grand Forks issued in 2026. Minnesota had 141 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 2026, against 119 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Forks ND
- Area
- Wilkin, Richland and Sargent
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:40 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFGF SV.W 0056
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota since 2008Every warning type in Minnesota
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The notice as issued
SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Wilkin County in west central Minnesota... Southern Richland County in southeastern North Dakota... Southeastern Sargent County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 930 AM CDT. * At 837 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Langford to Roy Lake Rec Area to Lake Traverse Reservation, moving northeast at 55 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARGENT COUNTY, SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN WILKIN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE WAHPETON AND BRECKENRIDGE AREAS AND THE I-29 CORRIDOR FROM THE STATE LINE TO MILE MARKER 26. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Locations impacted include... Wahpeton, Breckenridge, Hankinson, Lidgerwood, Wyndmere, Fairmount, and Mooreton.
What the agency told people to do
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota since 2008480 a year
- Every warning type in Minnesota
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, June 20265,183 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels