Active AlertsWadena

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Wadena County in central Minnesota Until 830 PM CDT. At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Verndale, or 40 miles west of Brainerd, moving east at 45 mph.
Hazard: Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Wadena, Verndale, Staples Airport, Aldrich, Blue Grass, and Oylen.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.