678  
WWUS83 KMPX 180146  
SPSMPX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
846 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
MNZ049-180215-  
STEARNS MN-  
846 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY UNTIL 915  
PM CDT...  
 
AT 846 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10  
MILES SOUTH OF FREEPORT, OR 24 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD, MOVING EAST  
AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...  
ST. MARTIN, FARMING, RICHMOND, COLD SPRING, ROCKVILLE AND ST  
NICHOLAS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4549 9477 4562 9470 4553 9427 4536 9441  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 289DEG 26KT 4553 9468  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
NDC  
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