⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Otter Tail, MN; Wadena, MN – Monday, June 29, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 29 at 11:22AM CDT until June 29 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

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The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Wadena County in central Minnesota…
Eastern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota…

* Until 1215 PM CDT.

* At 1121 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Menahga to near Verndale to near Eagle Bend,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Public.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Wadena, Menahga, Parkers Prairie, Sebeka, Verndale, Staples
Airport, and Bluffton.

Instructions

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.

These are dangerous storms, producing large hail driven by severe
winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and neck.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.