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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.

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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

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