Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
677 WWUS83 KMPX 211113 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 613 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 MNZ056-064-065-211145- Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN- 613 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA... NORTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT... At 613 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hanley Falls, or 14 miles south of Montevideo, moving east at 35 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... Granite Falls, Clara City, Clarkfield, Sacred Heart, Maynard, Hanley Falls, Minnesota Falls, Spring Creek, Hazel Run, Granite Falls Airport, Asbury, and Upper Sioux Agency State Park. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 40 and 65. U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 88 and 100. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4478 9592 4504 9535 4470 9518 4469 9531 4470 9536 4468 9536 4463 9587 TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 253DEG 29KT 4474 9570 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ NDC