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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
202 WWUS83 KMPX 150940 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 440 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 MNZ054-056-151030- Chippewa MN-Lac Qui Parle MN- 440 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAC QUI PARLE AND NORTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM CDT... At 440 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bellingham, or 13 miles south of Ortonville, moving east at 50 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Montevideo, Madison, Dawson, Milan, Watson, Boyd, Bellingham, Cerro Gordo, Nassau, Louisburg, Lac Qui Parle State Park, and Montevideo Airport. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 14 and 34. U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 105 and 123. U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 105 and 107. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4522 9641 4508 9563 4489 9578 4489 9585 4481 9585 4481 9589 4506 9645 4515 9646 TIME...MOT...LOC 0940Z 287DEG 43KT 4512 9635 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CTG