Expires:202405172315;Remove:202405172315;389716 WWUS83 KDLH 172243 SPSDLH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 543 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 MNZ018-019-026-172315- Central St. Louis MN-North Itasca MN-South Itasca MN- 543 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ITASCA AND WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Taconite, or 8 miles east of Grand Rapids, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Coleraine, Keewatin, Nashwauk, Taconite, Gunn, Pengilly, Hill Annex Mine State Park, Blackberry, Bovey, Marble, La Prairie, Hart Lake, Calumet, Swan Lake, Leetonia, Silica, and Kelly Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4711 9348 4731 9352 4756 9306 4747 9290 4727 9283 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 242DEG 18KT 4724 9334 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Wolfe