Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
644 WWUS83 KMPX 151305 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 805 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 MNZ083-091-092-151345- Blue Earth MN-Martin MN-Faribault MN- 805 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN FARIBAULT...NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM CDT... At 805 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Truman, or 15 miles north of Fairmont, moving southeast at 35 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... Blue Earth, Winnebago, Truman, Delavan, Granada, Huntley, and Guckeen. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between mile markers 109 and 124. U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 6 and 27. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4384 9455 4385 9454 4385 9437 4396 9437 4396 9436 4374 9391 4353 9415 TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 312DEG 32KT 4385 9438 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MPG