The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the southern Red River Valley until 6:30 a.m., with large hail and damaging winds part of the threat.
The weather service bulletin:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
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EXTREME WEST CENTRAL OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN RANSOM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN SARGENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT
* AT 534 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
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LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CASSELTON
TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIDGERWOOD...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MAPLETON...STILES AND DAVENPORT AROUND 545 AM CDT.
KINDRED...MANTADOR AND BARNEY AROUND 550 AM CDT.
HORACE...HANKINSON AND WALCOTT AROUND 555 AM CDT.
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WEST FARGO...REILE`S ACRES AND PRAIRIE ROSE AROUND 600 AM CDT.
THEREAFTER SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
INCLUDE MOORETON...FARGO...MOORHEAD...SABIN...WAHPETON AND TENNEY.
FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
BETWEEN...MILE MARKERS 1 AND 69...
FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 94...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN
NORTH DAKOTA MILE MARKER 333 AND MINNESOTA MILE MARKER 39...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
