GRAND FORKS (KFGO) - A stormy night Sunday across portions of Northeastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. Strong thunderstorms dumped torrential rain, hail and several tornadoes, prompting a number of warnings and advisories.
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says a tornado tracked through a farm yard and destroyed a barn northwest of Gary, in Norman County arond 10 p.m. Tornadoes also briefly touched down four miles east of Beltrami and east of Nielsville, both in Polk County. There were no reports of any damages from either twister. Both reported around 8 p.m. One inch hail and 60 mph winds were reported in Fertile.
The weather service says heavy rain, as much as 4 to 4 1/2 inches, fell in a line roughly from Fertile, in Polk County, across eastern Norman County, and through western Mahnomen County.