779  
WFUS53 KFGF 152243  
TORFGF  
MNC089-135-152315-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0004.250515T2243Z-250515T2315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
543 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...  
SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 543 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF GATZKE, OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF THIEF  
RIVER FALLS, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
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...  
MIDDLE RIVER, STRATHCONA, AND GATZKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4828 9567 4821 9590 4858 9637 4865 9594  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 145DEG 49KT 4830 9582  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
THOMAS  
 
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