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Silver Bay, MN Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Silver Bay.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

NWS Active Alerts for MN - Map View

State: MN Total alerts: 2 Updated: Sep 7, 2026 7:04pm CDT

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Kittson, MN
Flash Flood Warning issued September 7 at 6:07PM CDT until September 7 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

FFWFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Kittson County in northwestern Minnesota... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hallock and Lancaster.

Wind Advisory

Area
West Polk; Kittson; West Marshall; Towner; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Western Walsh County
Wind Advisory issued September 7 at 1:13PM CDT until September 8 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

For more official information about severe storms and how to stay safe, visit the National Weather Service's Severe Thunderstorm Safety page. We encourage you to also monitor Excessive Rainfall Forecasts on their Weather Prediction Center website.

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