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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
852 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025


MNZ041-042-048-049-054>057-050300-
Chippewa MN-Kandiyohi MN-Stearns MN-Lac Qui Parle MN-Todd MN-
Swift MN-Pope MN-Douglas MN-
852 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...A SCATTERED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAC 
QUI PARLE...NORTHERN CHIPPEWA...NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI...DOUGLAS...
POPE...SWIFT...TODD AND NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM 
CDT...

At 852 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong 
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Hewitt to over Dawson, 
moving northeast at 30 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, Montevideo, Sauk Centre, Long Prairie, Benson, 
  Staples, Glenwood, Dawson, Starbuck, Browerville, Kerkhoven, 
  Brooten, Clarissa, Eagle Bend, Carlos, Bertha, Brandon, Milan, 
  Lowry and Murdock.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead 
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4487 9611 4541 9578 4541 9575 4546 9575
      4567 9561 4611 9559 4611 9515 4632 9515
      4637 9516 4635 9471 4617 9478 4572 9488
      4534 9515 4506 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 246DEG 27KT 4643 9505 4597 9547 4560 9555 
4490 9602

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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