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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
402 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
MNZ082-083-172115-
WATONWAN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
402 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WATONWAN AND
WESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 402 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADELIA, OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANKATO, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANKATO, LAKE CRYSTAL, MADELIA, VERNON CENTER, LEWISVILLE, GARDEN
CITY, JUDSON AND MINNEOPA STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4411 9440 4411 9437 4414 9437 4423 9428
4421 9424 4422 9422 4420 9421 4420 9418
4410 9397 4385 9435 4385 9437 4395 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 213DEG 26KT 4400 9434
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DYE
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