Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
520 WWUS83 KMPX 180254 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 954 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 MNZ054-056-064-180330- Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Lac Qui Parle MN- 954 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI PARLE... NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA AND NORTH CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM CDT... At 954 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boyd, or 6 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving northeast at 40 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... Montevideo, Clarkfield, Watson, Boyd, and Montevideo Airport. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 26 and 40. U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 99 and 107. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in the Twin Cities. && LAT...LON 4487 9599 4515 9574 4516 9561 4507 9536 4479 9582 TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 227DEG 36KT 4489 9582 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CTG