⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Wadena, MN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 10:58AM CDT until August 20 at 11:30AM 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…
Southern Wadena County in central Minnesota…

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 1058 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Blue Grass, or 34 miles west of Brainerd, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include…
Staples Airport, Blue Grass, and Oylen.

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.