Expires:202507050400;Remove:202507050400;894780 WWUS83 KMPX 050249 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 949 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 MNZ042-043-049-057-050400- Kandiyohi MN-Stearns MN-Morrison MN-Todd MN- 949 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN KANDIYOHI... TODD...WESTERN MORRISON AND WESTERN STEARNS COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM CDT... At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles northwest of Staples to near Kerkhoven, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Little Falls, St. Anthony, Sauk Centre, Melrose, Long Prairie, Staples, Albany, Paynesville, New London, Browerville, Brooten, Belgrade, Holdingford, Clarissa, Motley, Randall, Freeport, Upsala, Swanville and Grey Eagle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4530 9526 4541 9519 4541 9513 4551 9513 4578 9497 4637 9496 4637 9473 4635 9470 4636 9467 4633 9462 4630 9454 4633 9443 4630 9435 4627 9434 4623 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437 4616 9427 4541 9460 4519 9525 TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 233DEG 36KT 4643 9494 4583 9491 4525 9526 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MPG