Minnesota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/20/2026 00:15

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 12:15am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 12:45am
Description: 
At 215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Willmar to 5 miles southeast of Sacred Heart, or extending from over Willmar to 15 miles northwest of Redwood Falls, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Pennock, Raymond, Sacred Heart, Prinsburg, Willmar, Renville, Svea, Danube, Kandiyohi, Blomkest, Delhi, Olivia, Lake Lillian, Redwood Falls, Atwater, Bird Island, Thorpe, Morton, Cosmos and Franklin.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine; Renville; Redwood
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN