Minnesota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/20/2026 01:56

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 3:56AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 1:56am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 2:30am
Description: 
At 356 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Kerkhoven, or 18 miles northwest of Willmar, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Swift Falls, Gilchrist, De Graff, Murdock, Monson Lake State Park, Sunburg, Kerkhoven, Norway Lake, Sibley State Park, Pennock, Willmar Airport, Willmar, New London, Spicer, Green Lake, Hawick and Kandiyohi.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Pope; Swift; Kandiyohi
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN