Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 7:50PM CDT until July 6 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 5:50pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 749 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Itasca, or 27
miles southwest of Bemidji, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Park Rapids, Bad Medicine Lake, Lake George, Kabekona, Lake Itasca,
Two Inlets, and Dorset.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Becker, MN; Clearwater, MN; Hubbard, MN
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Forks ND
Sender: