Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
145 WWUS83 KMPX 192120 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 420 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 MNZ070-077-078-192145- Dakota MN-Rice MN-Goodhue MN- 420 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL GOODHUE AND CENTRAL RICE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT... At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dundas, or near Northfield, moving northeast at 40 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... Faribault, Northfield, Cannon Falls, Dundas, Stanton, Bridgewater, Randolph, Faribault Airport, and Lake Byllesby. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 59 and 69. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central, southeastern and east central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4429 9337 4437 9351 4460 9303 4445 9286 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 235DEG 34KT 4440 9325 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Strus