| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Aitkin, MN; Itasca, MN; St. Louis, MN |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 6:44:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:44PM CDT until August 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Details
SVRDLH
The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Itasca County in north central Minnesota…
Northeastern Aitkin County in east central Minnesota…
Southwestern St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 644 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pengilly to near Warba to 7 miles northwest of
Swan River, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Swan River and Warba around 650 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Toivola, Meadowlands, Fond Du Lac Band Brookston Area, Brookston and
Canyon.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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