Expires:202507040345;Remove:202507040345;838879 WWUS83 KMPX 040244 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 944 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 MNZ053-063-WIZ014-015-023-025-027-028-040345- Dunn WI-Washington MN-Barron WI-Chisago MN-Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-Polk WI-St. Croix WI- 944 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO...SOUTHWESTERN BARRON... SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA...ST. CROIX AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT... At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a region of scattered strong thunderstorms extending from over Chisago City to 8 miles south of Augusta, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Eau Claire, Menomonie, Forest Lake, Chippewa Falls, Hugo, New Richmond, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Chisago City, Lindstrom, Scandia, Amery, Lake Wissota, Somerset, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Baldwin, Hammond, Roberts and Augusta. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4532 9302 4556 9287 4528 9181 4470 9092 4463 9092 4460 9096 4460 9162 4461 9165 4468 9165 4468 9186 4480 9200 4486 9214 4486 9234 4525 9302 TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 252DEG 11KT 4533 9287 4506 9192 4456 9115 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MPG