⚠️ Special Weather Statement – West Polk; East Polk; North Clearwater – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 4:13AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Maple Bay, or 32 miles south of Thief River Falls, moving east at 55
mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include…
McIntosh, Clearbrook, Erskine, Gonvick, Mentor, and Maple Bay.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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