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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
303 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

MNZ019-034>038-180845-
Central St. Louis MN-Northern Aitkin MN-Crow Wing MN-Pine MN-
Carlton/South St. Louis MN-South Aitkin MN-
303 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AITKIN...NORTH CENTRAL PINE...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LOUIS...CARLTON AND EAST CENTRAL CROW WING COUNTIES
THROUGH 345 AM CDT...

At 303 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Aitkin to 6 miles
southeast of Savanna Portage State Park to Mahtowa. Movement was
northeast at 30 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...
Cloquet, Big Sandy Lake, Hermantown, Aitkin, Scanlon, Carlton,
Mahtowa, Barnum, Floodwood, Wrenshall, McGregor, Cuyuna, Cromwell,
Kettle River, Palisade, Thomson, Brookston, Meadowlands, Tamarack,
and Libby.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
north central, northeastern and east central Minnesota.

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LAT...LON 4690 9358 4714 9261 4680 9220 4636 9269
      4637 9325 4652 9395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 217DEG 26KT 4660 9380 4679 9302 4654 9262

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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