Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton and Mille Lacs Counties, MN
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NOAA issued it on August 7, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Twin Cities has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Benton County and southwestern Mille Lacs County until 12:15 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Minnesota
- Issued
- August 7, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Minnesota.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. Effective from 2026-08-07T11:36:00-05:00 until 2026-08-07T12:15:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Benton County in central Minnesota and southwestern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota. Locations impacted include Parent, Duelm, Foley, Ronneby, Glendorado, Princeton Airport and Princeton.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 11:36 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Foley, or 18 miles east of St. Cloud, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Max wind gust up to 50 MPH. Damage to vehicles is expected.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-08-07T11:36:00-05:00, expires 2026-08-07T12:15:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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