Expires:202507050200;Remove:202507050200;890913 WWUS83 KMPX 050105 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 805 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-050200- Chippewa MN-Stevens MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Lac Qui Parle MN-Swift MN-Pope MN-Douglas MN- 805 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...A LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAC QUI PARLE... NORTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA...STEVENS...DOUGLAS...WESTERN POPE...WESTERN SWIFT AND WESTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM CDT... At 805 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles northwest of Hewitt to 16 miles southwest of Canby, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Alexandria, Morris, Benson, Canby, Madison, Dawson, Appleton, Starbuck, Clarkfield, Hancock, Evansville, Carlos, Brandon, Chokio, Milan, Lowry, Kensington, Cyrus, Donnelly and Watson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. 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. && LAT...LON 4527 9645 4525 9629 4522 9627 4518 9610 4541 9612 4541 9623 4544 9624 4576 9625 4576 9576 4611 9577 4611 9515 4572 9541 4463 9589 4463 9645 TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 242DEG 30KT 4647 9527 4552 9610 4452 9647 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MPG