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WWUS73 KFGF 261910
NPWFGF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
210 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
MNZ003-029>032-040-NDZ039-049-052-053-270315-
/O.NEW.KFGF.HT.Y.0004.250727T1700Z-250728T0100Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250727T0100Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LISBON, WAHPETON, MOORHEAD, BRECKENRIDGE,
WADENA, FARGO, FORMAN, NEW YORK MILLS, GWINNER, FERGUS FALLS, AND
ELBOW LAKE
210 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 101 EXPECTED. HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY
REACH 105 AT A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WADENA, CLAY, EAST OTTER TAIL, GRANT, WEST
OTTER TAIL, AND WILKIN COUNTIES. IN NORTH DAKOTA, CASS, RANSOM,
RICHLAND, AND SARGENT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT WIND AND AMPLE SUNSHINE AMID HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HEAT RELATED
IMPACTS.
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.
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.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
YOU CAN CALL 211 FOR ASSISTANCE LOCATING APPROPRIATE SHELTER FROM
THE HEAT.
MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-054-270100-
/O.CON.KFGF.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250727T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-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-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN
WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN
WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEVILS LAKE, FINLEY, EAST GRAND FORKS,
DRAYTON, HALSTAD, CROOKSTON, BEMIDJI, MAYVILLE, LANKIN, MAHNOMEN,
LANGDON, HILLSBORO, MIDDLE RIVER, PARK RAPIDS, GRAND FORKS,
GRAFTON, CANDO, VALLEY CITY, THIEF RIVER FALLS, BAUDETTE, TWO
INLETS, CAVALIER, LAKE ITASCA, ADA, HALLOCK, WARREN, COOPERSTOWN,
NEWFOLDEN, ROSEAU, RED LAKE FALLS, FOSSTON, NEW ROCKFORD, RED
LAKE, LEEDS, DETROIT LAKES, MICHIGAN, AND BAGLEY
210 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 101 EXPECTED. HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY
REACH 105 AT A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT WIND AND AMPLE SUNSHINE AMID HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HEAT RELATED
IMPACTS.
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.
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.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
YOU CAN CALL 211FOR ASSISTANCE LOCATING APPROPRIATE SHELTER FROM THE
HEAT.
DJR
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