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WWUS73 KFGF 161837
NPWFGF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
137 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
MNZ001-NDZ026-027-170245-
/O.EXA.KFGF.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260717T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND FORKS, MICHIGAN, EAST GRAND FORKS,
AND CROOKSTON
137 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WEST POLK COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, GRAND
FORKS AND NELSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
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.
MNZ002-003-029-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053-170245-
/O.CON.KFGF.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260717T0300Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HALSTAD, FINLEY, VALLEY CITY, WAHPETON,
HILLSBORO, MAYVILLE, FORMAN, COOPERSTOWN, LISBON, ADA, GWINNER,
BRECKENRIDGE, FARGO, NEW ROCKFORD, AND MOORHEAD
137 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
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.
TG
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