Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/06/2026 12:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:19PM CDT until July 6 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 6, 2026 - 12:19pm
Expires: 
July 6, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lake of the Woods County in north central Minnesota... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 218 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of Longworth, or 30 miles northeast of Roseau, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Angle Inlet, Oak Island, Flag Island, Penasse, and Garden Island.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake of the Woods, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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.
Area Description: 
Lake of the Woods, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Forks ND