Expires:202507190700;Remove:202507190700;695137 WWUS83 KMPX 190600 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 100 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025 MNZ082-083-091-092-190700- Watonwan MN-Martin MN-Blue Earth MN-Faribault MN- 100 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH... NORTHWESTERN FARIBAULT...NORTHERN MARTIN AND SOUTHERN WATONWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 2 AM CDT... At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of St. James, or 20 miles northwest of Fairmont, moving east at 20 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... St. James, Winnebago, Truman, Butterfield, Amboy, Vernon Center, Lewisville, Granada, South Branch, Northrop, Ormsby, Odin, St James Airport, Echols and Guckeen. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 4383 9485 4401 9477 4399 9413 4363 9420 4382 9485 TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 278DEG 19KT 4388 9467 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TDH