434  
WUUS53 KMPX 210055  
SVRMPX  
MNC121-145-210145-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0182.260821T0055Z-260821T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
755 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 755 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF  
LAKE OSAKIS, OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA, MOVING SOUTHEAST  
AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
VILLARD, WESTPORT, SAUK CENTRE, SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT, PADUA, ELROSA,  
MEIRE GROVE, MELROSE, GREENWALD, NEW MUNICH AND FREEPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE  
HAIL.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4572 9529 4576 9524 4576 9514 4577 9514  
4577 9503 4566 9468 4546 9492  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 303DEG 21KT 4574 9516  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
DYE  
 
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