Thunderstorm Wind — Grand Forks, North Dakota

2025-08-08 · near (gfk)grand Forks Int, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Event narrative

Measured wind gust at Grand Forks International airport.

Wider weather episode

A QLCS type mesoscale convective system brought widespread severe thunderstorm winds to eastern ND, along with, multiple brief tornadoes during the early morning hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.