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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:37 PM Jun. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Chisago County in east central Minnesota... Northwestern Polk County in northwestern Wisconsin... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 437 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Grasston, or 11 miles north of Cambridge, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Rush City, Rush City Airport, Harris, Chengwatana State Forest, Wild River State Park, Wolf Creek, Cushing, Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:23 PM Jun. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ISANTI...NORTHERN ANOKA...SOUTH CENTRAL CHISAGO AND EAST CENTRAL SHERBURNE COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elk River, or 19 miles southwest of Cambridge, moving east at 40 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... Cambridge, Elk River, Ham Lake, East Bethel, St. Francis, Zimmerman, Stacy, Oak Grove, Wyoming, Nowthen, Athens, Bethel, Cedar and Weber. 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: 7:01 PM Jun. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 355 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER MORRISON SHERBURNE STEARNS TODD WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DOUGLAS POPE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BARRON POLK IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DUNN PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, DURAND, ELK RIVER, GLENWOOD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WILLMAR.
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