| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Aitkin, MN; Carlton, MN; Cass, MN; Crow Wing, MN; Itasca, MN; Pine, MN; St. Louis, MN |
| Effective | 8/20/2026, 6:09:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 20 at 6:09PM CDT until August 21 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
607 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AITKIN CROW WING PINE
IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CASS ITASCA
IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
CARLTON ST. LOUIS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AITKIN, BRAINERD, CASS LAKE, CLOQUET,
DULUTH, EAST GULL LAKE, ESTERDY, GRAND RAPIDS, HINCKLEY,
LAKE SHORE, PINE CITY, PINE RIVER, SCHLEY, AND WALKER. THIS ALSO
INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE FOND DU LAC BAND, SAWYER
DISTRICT, THE FOND DU LAC BAND, CLOQUET DISTRICT, THE FOND DU LAC
BAND, BROOKSTON DISTRICT, THE MILLE LACS BAND, HINCKLEY, , BIG
SANDY LAKE, , EAST LAKE AND, LENA LAKE AREAS AND THE BOIS FORTE
BAND, LAKE VERMILION, , NETT LAKE AND, DEER CREEK AREAS.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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