NWS Duluth MNTO.W 0014August 25, 2026
Tornado Warning: St. Louis, MN
The National Weather Service office in Duluth issued a tornado warning for St. Louis in Minnesota, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on August 25. It was the 14th tornado warning the NWS office in Duluth issued in 2026. Minnesota had 2 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 13 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Duluth MN
- Area
- St. Louis
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:22 p.m. CDT, August 25, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDLH TO.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Tornado Warning for... South central St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 421 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Toivola, or 18 miles southeast of Hibbing, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central St. Louis County, including the following locations... Kelsey, Nichols Lake, and Payne.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.