Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
915 WWUS83 KDLH 042123 SPSDLH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 423 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 MNZ010-042145- Koochiching MN- 423 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KOOCHICHING COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM CDT... At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of International Falls, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rainy Lake West, Ranier, Island View, and Ericksburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Rainy Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4862 9318 4863 9309 4841 9314 4842 9338 4862 9335 4864 9328 4864 9320 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 188DEG 34KT 4849 9326 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BJH