⚠️ Special Weather Statement – East Polk; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; Mahnomen; South Clearwater – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Details

At 444 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
northwestern White Earth Nation, or 41 miles north of Detroit Lakes,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Fosston, Bagley, Mahnomen, Island Lake in Mahnomen County, Winger,
Shevlin, and Rice Lake.

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.