718  
WFUS53 KFGF 080810  
TORFGF  
NDC039-063-080830-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.TO.W.0047.250808T0810Z-250808T0830Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
310 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
NORTHERN GRIGGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 310 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR TOLNA TO NEAR RED  
WILLOW LAKE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
MCVILLE, TOLNA, RED WILLOW LAKE, PEKIN, AND KLOTEN.  
 
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.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND  
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4795 9803 4757 9799 4758 9843 4792 9846  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 271DEG 38KT 4787 9836 4761 9833  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
THOMAS  
 
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