GRAND FORKS — A storm that got here with a twister warning pushed by Higher Grand Forks early Friday morning.
The twister warning was issued at 4:12 a.m. because the entrance hit Grand Forks with heavy rains and excessive winds.
The twister warning sirens have been heard sounding at 4:20 a.m.
There was no confirmed twister in or close to Higher Grand Forks, however as storms method, “typically that forefront will get some rotation,” WDAY meteorologist Lydia Blume stated throughout a dwell broadcast at roughly 4:15.
The road of storms basically stretched completely throughout the state, from the Canada border to the South Dakota border.
By 4:30, the sirens stopped sounding and the twister warning expired. A rain gauge on the south facet of city confirmed just a little greater than a half-inch of precipitation shortly earlier than 5 a.m.
It may very well be simply the primary spherical of storms to come back to the area. In keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service, there’s a probability of showers and storms later Friday as nicely. The excessive temperature Friday probably might be round 81.
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