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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, ND — Aug 8, 2025

NWS FGF · ETN 48 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office FGF issued a tornado warning at 09:01 UTC on Aug 8, 2025. The warning was in effect for 14 minutes, ending at Aug 8, 2025 09:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 47.85, -97.32, moving east-northeast at about 54 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Mekinock Grand Forks, ND UNK Brief touchdown currently surveyed. Will reassess the track when high resolution satellite data comes in. Max winds are estimated at 105 mph... with a rating of EF-1. (FGF)
6 S Manvel Grand Forks, ND UNK This tornado likely rain wrapped intermittently produced damage across its nearly 4 mile long path with wind speeds up to 110 mph. This gives it an EF-1 rating. (FGF)
Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND UNK Intermittent path through town with higher end damage concentrated along path of correlated broad radar signature. Tornado rated EF-1 with estimated peak winds of 100 M (FGF)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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