The NWS office in Grand Forks, North Dakota, also issued the alert, warning that the same storm would impact eastern North Dakota and northwest and west central Minnesota during the same time frame.

When a PDS is issued, it is for a very violent tornado, but it can also be for hurricanes, wildfires, flash flooding or even extremely cold temperatures.

Game and Fish said cases of avian influenza are commonly detected in North Dakota as waterfowl migrate through and winter in the state. Canada geese stand on ice adjacent to open water in this ...