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WWUS53 KFGF 062202
SVSFGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
502 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2026
MNC119-062230-
/O.CON.KFGF.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-260706T2230Z/
POLK MN-
502 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 502 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FOSSTON, OR 38
MILES WEST OF BEMIDJI, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF 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...
FOSSTON, MCINTOSH, WINGER, AND OLGA.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 4750 9617 4763 9607 4770 9558 4767 9558
4767 9555 4763 9555 4750 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 284DEG 24KT 4755 9569
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJ
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