NWS Grand Forks NDTO.W 0025July 24, 2026
Tornado Warning: Marshall, Pennington and Polk, MN
The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks issued a tornado warning for Marshall, Pennington and Polk in Minnesota, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on July 24. It was the 25th tornado warning the NWS office in Grand Forks issued in 2026. Minnesota had 19 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 20 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Forks ND
- Area
- Marshall, Pennington and Polk
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:20 p.m. CDT, July 24, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, July 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFGF TO.W 0025
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Marshall County in northwestern Minnesota... North central Polk County in northwestern Minnesota... Western Pennington County in northwestern Minnesota... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over northwest Polk County, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Warren, Viking, Angus, Rosewood, Radium, March, and Carpenters Corner.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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.