| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Polk; Barron |
| Effective | 8/25/2026, 7:55:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/25/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 7:55PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Turtle Lake, or 24 miles west of Rice Lake, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Cumberland, Turtle Lake, Almena, Mckinley, Comstock and Cumberland
Airport.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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