Full Notification

SVRDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Aitkin County in east central Minnesota... Northeastern Pine County in east central Minnesota... Southwestern St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... Carlton County in northeastern Minnesota... West central Douglas County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 857 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Palisade to 6 miles northwest of McGregor to near Mille Lacs Band East Lake Area to 11 miles north of McGrath, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Big Sandy Lake, McGregor, Tamarack, Libby, and Savanna Portage State Park around 905 AM CDT. Kettle River around 915 AM CDT. Moose Lake and Cromwell around 920 AM CDT. Moose Lake State Park around 925 AM CDT. Barnum, Mahtowa, and Fond Du Lac Band Sawyer Area around 930 AM CDT. Nemadji and Fond Du Lac Band Brookston Area around 935 AM CDT. Cloquet and Fond Du Lac Band Cloquet Area around 940 AM CDT. Carlton, Holyoke, and Jay Cooke State Park around 945 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Gowan, Waukenabo, Sheshebee, Duquette, Wright, Denham, Sawyer, Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge, Prosit, and Automba.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AITKIN, MN ... CARLTON, MN ... PINE, MN ... ST. LOUIS, MN ... DOUGLAS, WI

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.