Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
777 WWUS83 KMPX 042041 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 341 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 MNZ077-078-085-042130- Steele MN-Rice MN-Goodhue MN- 341 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN STEELE... SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT... At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Kenyon, or 10 miles southeast of Faribault, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Pine Island, Zumbrota, Kenyon, Wanamingo, Nerstrand, Moland, Bombay, Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Wastedo, Rice Lake State Park, and Hader. This includes U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 178 and 182. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in the Twin Cities. && LAT...LON 4434 9316 4452 9275 4420 9261 4419 9304 4402 9305 4399 9313 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 246DEG 30KT 4423 9310 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CTG