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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:14 PM May. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM CDT... At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Atwater, or 9 miles southeast of Willmar, 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. This strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Southwestern Meeker and Southeastern Kandiyohi Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:54 PM May. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 243 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER RENVILLE SIBLEY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BROWN NICOLLET WATONWAN IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REDWOOD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, GAYLORD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WILLMAR.
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