106  
WWUS53 KMPX 210109  
SVSMPX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
809 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
MNC121-145-210145-  
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-260821T0145Z/  
POPE MN-STEARNS MN-  
809 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS AND EASTERN POPE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 809 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
SAUK CENTRE, OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT  
25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WESTPORT, SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT, PADUA, ELROSA, MEIRE GROVE, MELROSE,  
GREENWALD AND NEW MUNICH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAS  
PRODUCED LARGE HAIL.  
 
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER  
IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT  
STRUCTURE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4569 9524 4576 9514 4577 9512 4565 9469  
4546 9492  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 303DEG 21KT 4574 9515  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
DYE  
 
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