Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
490 WWUS83 KMPX 211314 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 814 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 MNZ052-053-060-061-211400- Anoka MN-Isanti MN-Hennepin MN-Chisago MN- 814 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HENNEPIN... CHISAGO...ANOKA AND EASTERN ISANTI COUNTIES THROUGH 900 AM CDT... At 814 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Grasston to Isanti to Anoka. Movement was east at 30 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Andover, and Champlin around 820 AM CDT. North Branch around 825 AM CDT. Lino Lakes and Stacy around 830 AM CDT. Forest Lake around 835 AM CDT. Chisago City and Lindstrom around 840 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Wyoming, Wild River State Park, Oak Grove, Harris, Athens, Stanchfield, Cambridge Airport, Cedar, Circle Pines, and Dayton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 133 and 163. U.S. Highway 8 in Minnesota between mile markers 2 and 5, and between mile markers 7 and 9. U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 163 and 164. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4573 9285 4572 9287 4560 9289 4557 9287 4556 9278 4529 9293 4529 9302 4512 9303 4512 9322 4511 9323 4512 9356 4550 9332 4573 9320 TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 269DEG 28KT 4577 9309 4550 9322 4520 9341 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MPG