450
WWUS83 KMPX 201044
SPSMPX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
544 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026
MNZ067-069-070-075>077-201130-
RICE MN-DAKOTA MN-LE SUEUR MN-NICOLLET MN-SCOTT MN-SIBLEY MN-
544 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT RICE...NORTHEASTERN NICOLLET
SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY...LE SUEUR AND SCOTT
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM CDT...
AT 544 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BELLE PLAINE, OR 29 MILES NORTH OF MANKATO, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA 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...
FARIBAULT, NORTHFIELD, LAKEVILLE, SHAKOPEE, PRIOR LAKE, FARMINGTON,
NEW PRAGUE, BELLE PLAINE, JORDAN, LE SUEUR, LONSDALE, MONTGOMERY,
LE CENTER, GAYLORD, ARLINGTON, WEBSTER, DUNDAS, MORRISTOWN AND
HENDERSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4456 9438 4467 9385 4467 9377 4463 9376
4470 9363 4472 9363 4475 9349 4454 9285
4454 9292 4452 9292 4451 9295 4452 9304
4441 9304 4420 9338 4420 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 289DEG 39KT 4455 9376
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
STRUS
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