August 7, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – East Otter Tail – Friday, August 7, 2026

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.