Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/29/2026 11:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 29 at 1:51PM CDT until June 29 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 29, 2026 - 11:51am
Expires: 
June 29, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
At 151 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mille Lacs Band East Lake Area, or 17 miles south of Big Sandy Lake, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Big Sandy Lake, Mahtowa, Barnum, McGregor, Cromwell, Kettle River, Tamarack, Fond Du Lac Band Brookston Area, Mille Lacs Band East Lake Area, Moose Lake State Park, Nemadji, Fond Du Lac Band Sawyer Area, Sturgeon Lake, Kimberly, Automba, Wright, Sheshebee, Sawyer, Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge, and Flowage Lake.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Aitkin, MN; Carlton, MN; Pine, MN; St. Louis, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Duluth MN