Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
264 WWUS83 KMPX 082143 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 443 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 MNZ054-064-082215- Yellow Medicine MN-Lac Qui Parle MN- 443 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAC QUI PARLE AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT... At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles northeast of Porter, or 21 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving northwest at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, Boyd, Bellingham, Marietta, Cerro Gordo, Providence, Spring Creek, Nassau, Madison Airport, St. Leo, and Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 1 and 26. U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 95 and 123. U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 87 and 91. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 4527 9645 4505 9596 4463 9578 4463 9611 4475 9628 4479 9645 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 146DEG 37KT 4473 9603 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BPH