⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Beltrami, MN; Clearwater, MN; Polk, MN – Monday, August 3, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 7:04PM CDT until August 3 at 8:00PM 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…
Southeastern Polk County in northwestern Minnesota…
Central Beltrami County in north central Minnesota…
Central Clearwater County in northwestern Minnesota…

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lengby, or 35
miles west of Bemidji, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Fosston, Bagley, Redby, Clearbrook, Red Lake, Lower Red Lake, and
Ponemah.

Instructions

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.

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