040  
WUUS53 KFGF 080834  
SVRFGF  
NDC035-039-063-091-097-080930-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.SV.W.0147.250808T0834Z-250808T0930Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
334 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
SOUTHEASTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
WESTERN TRAILL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
EASTERN GRIGGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 430 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 334 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF JESSIE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
LUVERNE, AND ARE NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  
 
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAYVILLE, COOPERSTOWN, NORTHWOOD, HATTON, PORTLAND, GOLDEN LAKE,  
AND FINLEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND  
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE  
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE  
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE  
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE  
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4779 9747 4724 9711 4724 9773 4725 9809  
4730 9809 4771 9833  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0834Z 269DEG 62KT 4764 9822 4733 9802  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH  
 
 
 
THOMAS  
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