Expires:202507080100;Remove:202507080100;058443 WWUS83 KFGF 080033 SPSFGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 733 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 MNZ001-NDZ027-030-080100- West Polk MN-Traill ND-Grand Forks ND- 733 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN GRAND FORKS AND NORTHEASTERN TRAILL COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT... At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Thompson, or 7 miles south of Grand Forks, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Thompson, Climax, Merrifield, Eldred, and Bygland. This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 123 and 136. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern Minnesota...and southeastern and northeastern North Dakota. && LAT...LON 4778 9725 4787 9714 4776 9666 4752 9686 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 301DEG 31KT 4780 9707 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Thomas