| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Becker, MN; Clay, MN; Otter Tail, MN |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 3:25:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 4:15:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 3:25AM CDT until August 12 at 4:15AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Details
SVRFGF
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Clay County in northwestern Minnesota…
Northwestern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota…
Southwestern Becker County in northwestern Minnesota…
* Until 415 AM CDT.
* At 325 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sabin, or 9
miles southeast of Fargo, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Detroit Lakes, Moorhead, Dilworth, Barnesville, Hawley, Glyndon,
and Lake Park.
This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 2 and
26.
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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