| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | East Otter Tail |
| Effective | 8/7/2026, 7:49:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/7/2026, 8:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 7:49AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Details
At 748 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Henning, or 27 miles east of Fergus Falls, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Henning, Deer Creek, and Bluffton.
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.
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