Severe thunderstorm warning until 11:30 p.m. for large portion of NW Minnesota

The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms capable of producing winds in excess of 70 mph will threaten portions of Polk, Clearwater, Pennington, Beltrami, Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods and Red Lake counties and all of Marshall County until 11:30 p.m

Here's the bulletin:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

NORTHERN BELTRAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

NORTHERN CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

EASTERN KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

SOUTHWESTERN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

NORTHEASTERN PENNINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

EAST CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

NORTHEASTERN RED LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1028 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN

EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING

FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARGYLE TO 2 MILES EAST OF THIEF RIVER

FALLS TO 4 MILES NORTH OF TRAIL...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60

MPH.

* WIND DAMAGE IS THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS LINE. LOCALIZED DOWNBURSTS

ARE THE MAIN CONCERN.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...

NEWFOLDEN...HOLT AND GOODRIDGE AROUND 1040 PM CDT.

STRANDQUIST AROUND 1045 PM CDT.

KARLSTAD...MIDDLE RIVER AND LANCASTER AROUND 1050 PM CDT.

RED LAKE...GRYGLA AND GATZKE AROUND 1055 PM CDT.

THEREAFTER SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

INCLUDE FLORIAN...LAKE BRONSON...THORHULT...GREENBUSH...TORFIN AND

WANNASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE

TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.