Active Weather Alerts
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 7:19 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Duluth has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Itasca County in north central Minnesota... Central St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... * Until 130 PM CDT Saturday. * At 219 AM CDT Saturday, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in especially within the Quad Cities on the Range. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hibbing, Virginia, Chisholm, Eveleth, Mountain Iron, Hoyt Lakes, Gilbert, Aurora, Babbitt, Keewatin, Buhl, Nashwauk, Biwabik, Cherry, Embarrass, McCarthy Beach State Park, Perch Lake, Franklin, Kinney and Stony Brook. Water over roadways and in urban paved areas is especially expected in the Quad Cities on the Iron Range. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:18 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR EASTERN ITASCA...NORTH CENTRAL AITKIN...SOUTHEASTERN KOOCHICHING...ST. LOUIS AND LAKE COUNTIES... At 217 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Buyck to 8 miles north of Biwabik to 7 miles north of Toivola, moving east at 80 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. Locations impacted include... Lake Vermilion, Virginia, Eveleth, Hoyt Lakes, Gilbert, Aurora, Biwabik, Embarrass, Tower, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Near Trout Lake, Babbitt, Robinson, Birch Lake, Burntside Lake, Ely, White Iron Lake, Winton, Fall Lake, Basswood Lake, Snowbank Lake, Forest Center and Isabella. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:59 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Itasca County in north central Minnesota... Aitkin County in east central Minnesota... Southern Cass County in north central Minnesota... Northern Pine County in east central Minnesota... Southern St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... Carlton County in northeastern Minnesota... Crow Wing County in east central Minnesota... Southwestern Lake County in northeastern Minnesota... * Until 300 AM CDT. * At 159 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pengilly to 6 miles south of Swatara to near Staples Airport, moving east at 55 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... Breezy Point, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, Nisswa, Gull Lake, Jacobson, and Merrifield around 205 AM CDT. Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby, Ironton, Cuyuna, Palisade, and Cuyuna Country State Park around 210 AM CDT. Big Sandy Lake, Deerwood, Libby, and Savanna Portage State Park around 215 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Aitkin, Floodwood, McGregor, Meadowlands, Upper South Long Lake, Tamarack, Mille Lacs Lake, Garrison, Mille Lacs Band East Lake Area, Fond Du Lac Band Brookston Area, Cromwell, Brookston, Canyon and Fond Du Lac Band Sawyer Area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 6:22 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...In Minnesota, North Cass, Northern Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Carlton, St. Louis and Itasca Counties and Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area, the Red Cliff Band, the Bad River Reservation, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Grand Portage Reservation and the Bois Forte Band, Deer Creek, Nett Lake and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park, the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Madeline Island. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A warm front will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to rapid runoff and flash flooding through early this morning. The heaviest rainfall potential will be across the Iron Range into portions of the North Shore. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Portage and hiking trails may become slick and potentially impassable and ponding of water could inundate low-lying campsites across the Boundary Waters. &&
Heat Advisory
Issued: 5:28 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Hot conditions with heat index values up to between 95 and 99 expected expected during the afternoon into early evening both today and Sunday. * WHERE...Koochiching, North Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:20 AM Jun. 21, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 449 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AITKIN CROW WING IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA CASS ITASCA KOOCHICHING IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA CARLTON COOK LAKE ST. LOUIS IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ASHLAND BAYFIELD DOUGLAS IRON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AITKIN, ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BRAINERD, CASS LAKE, CASTLE DANGER, CLOQUET, DULUTH, EAST GULL LAKE, ESTERDY, GRAND MARAIS, GRAND RAPIDS, HURLEY, INTERNATIONAL FALLS, LAKE SHORE, PINE RIVER, SCHLEY, SILVER BAY, SUPERIOR, TWO HARBORS, WALKER, AND WASHBURN. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE FOND DU LAC BAND, SAWYER DISTRICT, THE NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE LAC DU FLAMBEAU BAND, THE GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION, THE FOND DU LAC BAND, BROOKSTON DISTRICT, THE FOND DU LAC BAND, CLOQUET DISTRICT, THE RED CLIFF BAND, THE BAD RIVER RESERVATION, THE MILLE LACS BAND, BIG SANDY LAKE AND, EAST LAKE AREAS AND THE BOIS FORTE BAND, NETT LAKE, , DEER CREEK AND, LAKE VERMILION AREAS.
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