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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1058 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WADENA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT.
* AT 1058 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BLUE GRASS, OR 34 MILES WEST OF BRAINERD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STAPLES AIRPORT, BLUE GRASS, AND OYLEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE 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 4637 9473 4637 9489 4645 9509 4656 9505
4659 9486 4658 9478 4639 9478 4640 9476
4638 9475 4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 292DEG 25KT 4647 9490
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
THOMAS
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