827
WWUS83 KDLH 112340
SPSDLH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
640 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
MNZ011-012-019>021-026-034>037-WIZ001-002-120100-
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE MN-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-
NORTHERN AITKIN MN-NORTH ST. LOUIS MN-SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE MN-
SOUTHERN LAKE/NORTH SHORE MN-CROW WING MN-SOUTH ITASCA MN-
CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-SOUTH AITKIN MN-DOUGLAS WI-BAYFIELD WI-
640 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COOK...CENTRAL AITKIN
SOUTHERN
ST. LOUIS...CARLTON...CENTRAL CROW WING...LAKE...NORTHWESTERN
BAYFIELD AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...
AT 640 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING TWO BROKEN LINES OF
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL, WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. THE FIRST LINE EXTENDED
FROM BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ISABELLA TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIMSON TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
KNIFE RIVER TO NEAR FOXBORO. THE SECOND LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELY
TO VIRGINIA TO FLOODWOOD TO AITKIN TO BRAINERD. THE LINES OF STORMS
WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL, WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WEAK, BRIEF
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS AS WELL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. SPOTTERS REPORTED MINOR WIND DAMAGE NEAR
IRON JUNCTION MN AND THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF PEA TO
HALF-INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN THE PAST 2 HOURS WITH THESE
STORMS.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DULUTH, SUPERIOR, BRAINERD, CLOQUET, ELY, BIG SANDY LAKE, GUNFLINT
LAKE, LAKE VERMILION, HERMANTOWN, VIRGINIA, BAXTER, TWO HARBORS,
EVELETH, PROCTOR, CROSBY, AITKIN, HOYT LAKES, SILVER BAY, GILBERT,
AND AURORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND
WEAK, BRIEF TORNADOES. IF A TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN, THEY ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. IF A FUNNEL CLOUD IS
SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND
AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4735 9260 4824 9193 4820 9172 4812 9171
4811 9156 4804 9157 4808 9127 4825 9089
4809 9075 4810 9028 4770 9039 4758 9074
4710 9143 4678 9203 4672 9195 4673 9180
4704 9094 4703 9086 4647 9121 4633 9433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 267DEG 22KT 4807 9135 4771 9150 4734 9176 4700
9189 4655 9231
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HUYCK
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page