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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
611 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121915-
/O.CON.KFGF.XH.W.0001.260712T1300Z-260714T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST
MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST
POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER
TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN
WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARGO, VALLEY CITY, ADA, WARREN, NEW
ROCKFORD, GWINNER, WAHPETON, BAUDETTE, FERGUS FALLS, MAYVILLE,
GRAFTON, ROSEAU, BRECKENRIDGE, MOORHEAD, LANKIN, FINLEY, WADENA,
MICHIGAN, TWO INLETS, HALSTAD, ELBOW LAKE, RED LAKE, CAVALIER,
COOPERSTOWN, GRAND FORKS, LAKE ITASCA, PARK RAPIDS, LANGDON,
LEEDS, FOSSTON, DETROIT LAKES, BEMIDJI, EAST GRAND FORKS,
HALLOCK, FORMAN, MIDDLE RIVER, DRAYTON, NEW YORK MILLS,
CROOKSTON, RED LAKE FALLS, MAHNOMEN, LISBON, BAGLEY, HILLSBORO,
CANDO, NEWFOLDEN, DEVILS LAKE, AND THIEF RIVER FALLS
611 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100
TO AS HIGH AS 110 EXPECTED. ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES MID 90S TO
LOW 100S.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OVERNIGHT RELIEF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING WILL BE MINIMAL, WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES REMAINING
IN THE MID 70S ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
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