Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
607 WWUS83 KMPX 150818 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 318 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 MNZ054-056-150900- Chippewa MN-Lac Qui Parle MN- 318 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LAC QUI PARLE AND NORTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT... At 318 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bellingham, or 14 miles south of Ortonville, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Madison, Dawson, Watson, Boyd, Bellingham, Cerro Gordo, Madison Airport, and Lac Qui Parle State Park. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 14 and 31. U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 105 and 122. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4508 9645 4521 9638 4504 9572 4480 9593 TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 297DEG 39KT 4511 9635 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CTG