576  
WUUS53 KMPX 210056  
SVRMPX  
MNC093-145-210145-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0183.260821T0056Z-260821T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
756 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 756 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST  
OF PAYNESVILLE, OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLMAR, 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...  
PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT, PAYNESVILLE, LAKE KORONIS REGIONAL PARK,  
MANANNAH, FOREST CITY, LITCHFIELD AIRPORT, LITCHFIELD AND DARWIN.  
 
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 4533 9476 4541 9476 4524 9426 4514 9426  
4501 9449 4526 9476  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 303DEG 22KT 4529 9466  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
DYE  
 
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