Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
504 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Wadena County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 503 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New York
  Mills, or 27 miles southeast of Detroit Lakes, moving southeast at
  25 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wadena, New York Mills, Verndale, Bluffton, and Blue Grass.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4637 9502 4637 9515 4655 9551 4665 9541
      4653 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 294DEG 21KT 4657 9538

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Thomas