Thunderstorm watch for eastern North Dakota until 10 p.m.
UPDATED at 8:15 p.m.: A tornado warning in effect for a big swath of northwest Minnesota until 8 p.m. today, expired with no reports of actual tornadoes. The warning included west-central Beltrami County, northwest Clearwater County, southeastern Marshall County, eastern Pennington County and east-central Polk county. Meanwhile, a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern North Dakota, from Grand Forks to Fargo, Harvey and Lisbon, continues until 10 p.m. The National Weather Service says radar showed at 7:04 p.m. a severe thunderstorm, capable of producing a tornado, six miles west of Espelie, Minn., or 19 miles northeast of Thief River Falls, moving southeast at 30 mph. People in the general path of this storm should seek cover, abandon cars or trailer homes and seek sturdier shelters, according to the weather service. Hail up to 1.75 inch in diameter fell near Larimore, N.D., late this afternoon as a thunderstorm moved from west to east through the area. A severe thunderstorm watch for southern Grand Forks County remains in effect until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks.By: Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald
A tornado warning in effect for a big swath of northwest Minnesota until 8 p.m. today, expired with no reports of actual tornadoes. The warning included west-central Beltrami County, northwest Clearwater County, southeastern Marshall County, eastern Pennington County and east-central Polk county.
Meanwhile, a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern North Dakota, from Grand Forks to Fargo, Harvey and Lisbon, continues until 10 p.m.
Hail up to 1.75 inch in diameter fell near Larimore, N.D., late this afternoon as a thunderstorm moved from west to east through the area.
A severe thunderstorm watch for southern Grand Forks County remains in effect until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks.
Hail fell about 5:10 p.m. near Larimore, ranging from 1 inch to 1.75 inch, hit Emerado, N.D., about 5:30 p.m. and smaller hail fell in and near Grand Forks about 5:45 p.m., the weather service reported.
South of Grand Forks County, much of the region was in a severe thunderstorm warning until about 8 p.m., when it was switched to a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern North Dakota, Grand Forks County and south.
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