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Near Critical Fire Weather Thursday

Severe Storm Outlook for Thursday

Today thru Saturday

Heat and wind will create near critical fire weather conditions on Thursday. Winds will start out of the south/southwest, but shift to the west during the late afternoon and evening. Avoid burning as any fire that would start is prone to spread quickly.

A cold front will move east thru eastern North Dakota Thursday reaching the Red River early afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of this front as it moves east. Isolated storms may become severe with hail to 1 inch, wind gusts to 60 mph and there is a perhaps a brief tornado.