Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
097 WWUS83 KMPX 140547 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1247 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 MNZ051-052-061-140630- Anoka MN-Isanti MN-Sherburne MN- 1247 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ANOKA...SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI AND EASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM CDT... At 1247 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Zimmerman, or 18 miles southwest of Cambridge, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Coon Rapids, Andover, Ramsey, Elk River, Anoka, Ham Lake, Otsego, East Bethel, St. Francis, Zimmerman, Princeton, and Oak Grove. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 10 in Minnesota between mile markers 210 and 217. U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 159 and 177. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and east central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4532 9311 4516 9334 4521 9342 4524 9352 4527 9355 4530 9357 4529 9358 4530 9363 4546 9378 4556 9358 TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 313DEG 30KT 4542 9359 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BPH