Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
025 WWUS83 KMPX 200030 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 730 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 WIZ014-200100- Polk WI- 730 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL POLK COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM CDT... At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. Croix Falls, or 29 miles east of Cambridge, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Luck, Balsam Lake, Taylors Falls, Centuria, Milltown, Dresser, and Straight Lake Wilderness State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central Minnesota...and northwestern Wisconsin. && LAT...LON 4550 9228 4533 9265 4537 9268 4540 9265 4547 9266 4563 9243 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 227DEG 31KT 4541 9264 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Strus