201  
WWUS83 KFGF 210938  
SPSFGF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
438 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
MNZ002-003-016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ038-039-211430-  
NORMAN-CLAY-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-  
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-  
GRANT-BARNES-CASS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ADA, HALSTAD, MOORHEAD, BAGLEY, MAHNOMEN,  
LAKE ITASCA, DETROIT LAKES, TWO INLETS, BRECKENRIDGE,  
FERGUS FALLS, NEW YORK MILLS, ELBOW LAKE, VALLEY CITY, AND FARGO  
438 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...AREAS OF FOG ACROSS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF  
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
FOG HAS EXPANDED INTO THE DETROIT LAKES, FERGUS FALLS AND THE  
SURROUNDING LAKE REGION, OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO  
AROUND ONE-QUARTER MILE. PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST  
NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING  
VISIBILITY, AND TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AT INTERSECTIONS, RAILROAD  
CROSSINGS, AND SCHOOL BUS STOPS. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY  
MID MORNING.  
 
 
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