Community members of Grand Forks

06/24/2026

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06/22/2026

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

More info: June 18 and 20, the North Dakota State Patrol and many law enforcement partners will assist with processions honoring Staff Sergeant Irvin Ellingson, a North Dakota airman and World War II prisoner of war whose remains were identified in 2025, more than 80 years after his death.

Staff Sergeant Ellingson was aboard a B-29 Superfortress when it was shot down over Japan in 1945. He survived the crash, was taken prisoner, and died later that year while in captivity. Thanks to the efforts of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, he is finally coming home.

On Thursday, June 18, a procession will depart the Fargo Air Museum at 2 p.m. and travel north on Interstate 29 to Grand Forks. Additional escorts will occur in Grand Forks following a 4 p.m. Celebration of Life at Veterans Memorial Park.

On Saturday, June 20, a funeral procession will depart Grand Forks at 9 a.m. and travel to Dahlen.

Motorists should expect temporary traffic delays in the Fargo and Grand Forks areas and along portions of I-29. We thank the public for their patience as Staff Sergeant Ellingson is escorted home with the dignity and honor he earned through his service and sacrifice.

Welcome home, Staff Sergeant Ellingson.

View SSGT Irvin C. Ellingson's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/16/2026

FYI: TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES - FUNERAL

Grand Forks, ND – There will be several temporary road closures in the late afternoon of Thursday, June 18, 2026 and the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2026 for a large funeral procession.

The funeral procession will be escorting a World War II POW/MIA who will be returning home after over 80 years. The procession is expected to be several hundred vehicles/motorcycles.

In the late afternoon of Thursday, June 18th, the funeral procession will exit off of I-29 onto 32nd Ave. S. before turning north on S. 34th St. on their way to Veteran’s Memorial Park. The remains will then be held at Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks.

In the morning on Saturday, June 20, 2026, the funeral procession will leave Amundson Funeral Home, head south to 32nd Ave. S. then exit back onto I-29 and head west on Highway 2 to Dahlen, ND where the remains will be placed in their final resting spot.

Law Enforcement will be on hand to block traffic while the funeral procession makes its way through town. Drivers can expect delays.

06/10/2026

For future storms,

1. If you do hear the sirens going off in Emerado, the Storm Shelter is located at the Emerado Public School!

2. Your friendly local firefighters (Emerado Fire) will have it open.

3. Look for an Emergency Vehicle with those awesome flashy flashy lights that will be located at Door 1.

4. When entering the building, please find the volunteer with the clipboard. Give them your family name and how many came with you and how many pets you have brought with you.

5. LISTEN to the firefighters, law enforcement officers and volunteers.

6. Stay in the location where the volunteers put you and your loved ones in the school. Yes, you might have to get very close to others, but we put you there for everyone's safety. And this way, you can get to know one another. Meet other residents of Emerado.

7. Do not wander around the school, do not enter any classrooms or offices.

8. Pets are welcome.

9. ALL have to obey the leash/kennel policy.
****All pets have to be on leashes or in kennels and must be controllable.
****This does include all sizes of pets. Small and big and all in-between.
***We do NOT need any pets or humans harmed during a storm.
***We do NOT supply any leashes or kennels.

10. Please clean up after your pets too.

The Emerado Public School is being very nice and letting us use their facility to protect our community.

If you have any questions, please contact Emerado Volunteer Fire Department.

The storm shelter will open up when we receive the weather warning.

06/10/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch just issued

06/10/2026

Severe weather Timeline
8 PM – 11 PM
Thunderstorms are expected to develop and organize west of the Red River Valley before moving east.
Storms may rapidly intensify as they approach the Grand Forks area.
Initial storms could produce large hail and isolated tornadoes.
10 PM – 2 AM
This appears to be the primary window for severe weather in the Grand Forks area.
Storms may evolve into a squall line capable of widespread damaging winds.
Wind gusts of 60–80 mph are possible in the strongest storms.
Brief embedded tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning will accompany the storms.
After 2 AM
Storms should gradually weaken and move east into Minnesota.
Lingering showers may continue toward daybreak.
Temperatures fall into the middle 60s with decreasing winds.
Main Threats for Grand Forks
🌬️ Damaging Winds: Primary concern. Some forecasts indicate the potential for gusts approaching 75–80 mph in the strongest line segments.
🌪️ Tornadoes: A few tornadoes are possible across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, especially with any storms that remain discrete before forming a line.
🧊 Large Hail: Hail up to golf-ball size may occur with the strongest cells.
🌧️ Heavy Rain: Localized flooding of streets and low-lying areas is possible where storms repeatedly track over the same locations.