Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Twin Cities, MN

125 
WWUS53 KMPX 272309
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
609 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNC129-272319-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-250727T2330Z/
Renville MN-
609 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN 
RENVILLE COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM CDT 
Monday for a portion of central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4517 9498 4541 9483 4529 9426 4524 9426
      4489 9461 4489 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 295DEG 41KT 4518 9506

$$


MNC067-093-145-272330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-250727T2330Z/
Kandiyohi MN-Meeker MN-Stearns MN-
609 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT 
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI, MEEKER AND SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS 
COUNTIES...

At 609 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of 
Grove City, or 17 miles east of Willmar, moving southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. Grain bins were damaged near
         Sunburg at 535 PM CDT.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
  Litchfield, Paynesville, New London, Spicer, Atwater, Watkins, 
  Grove City, Cosmos, Green Lake, Forest City, Manannah, Kandiyohi, 
  Darwin, Litchfield Airport, Strout, Lake Koronis Regional Park, 
  Paynesville Airport, Hawick and Corvuso.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure 
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced widespread 
damaging winds and is capable of producing 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4517 9498 4541 9483 4529 9426 4524 9426
      4489 9461 4489 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 295DEG 41KT 4518 9506

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CTG

235 
WWUS53 KMPX 272317
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
617 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNC067-272327-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-250727T2330Z/
Kandiyohi MN-
617 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN 
KANDIYOHI COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM CDT 
Monday for a portion of central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4533 9476 4540 9476 4529 9426 4524 9426
      4489 9461 4489 9466 4498 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 295DEG 41KT 4506 9470

$$


MNC093-145-272330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-250727T2330Z/
Meeker MN-Stearns MN-
617 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT 
FOR MEEKER AND SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTIES...

At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of 
Litchfield, or 13 miles northwest of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 
50 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. Grain bins were damaged near
         Sunburg at 535 PM CDT.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
  Litchfield, Paynesville, Atwater, Watkins, Grove City, Cosmos, 
  Forest City, Manannah, Darwin, Litchfield Airport, Strout, Lake 
  Koronis Regional Park, Corvuso and Paynesville Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure 
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced widespread 
damaging winds and is capable of producing 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4533 9476 4540 9476 4529 9426 4524 9426
      4489 9461 4489 9466 4498 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 295DEG 41KT 4506 9470

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CTG

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
240 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Growing confidence in strong to severe storms across central
  MN this evening. All severe hazards are possible with the
  greatest threat being significant wind gusts.

- Hot and humid again for Monday with the worst heat expected
  in southern MN. Heat indices in this region are forecast to be
  100-108 during the afternoon.

- Severe storms and heavy rainfall possible again Monday evening.

- Cooler drier conditions after Tuesday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 239 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

Large uncertainty exists in how much farther east the cluster of
thunderstorms in western MN travels before dissipating. The storms
have developed within extreme instability (+3000 J/kg MLCAPE) and 40-
35 knots of shear. A tornado has already been confirmed near
Appleton along with numerous trees down near Milan. But, the
environment does get slightly worse as one heads east with shear
falling under 35 knots and greater CIN. Current thinking is that
this cluster of storms will travel southeast along the Minnesota
River Valley while losing intensity. This will likely throw a wrench
into the expected heat for that region (and north of the cluster
following the mean wind field) as temperatures would cool from both
the shade of the clouds and rain-cooled air.

Farther east across south-central and eastern MN and western WI, the
heat remains on track as heat indices have climbed into the mid 90s
to low 100s. Expecting to climb a few more degrees this afternoon
with additional heating. If you need to be outside, take frequent
breaks, find shade, and stay hydrated. A second round of
thunderstorms seems probable to develop from western to north-
central MN by early this evening. Uncertainty exists in how much
instability can recover over central MN from the anvil shading of
the previous storms. But, provided additional afternoon heating does
occur, the second round of storms should be able to take advantage
of +3000 J/kg of CAPE and 40-50 knots of shear. Initial storms
should be supercellular/clusters with tornadoes, large hail, and
damaging winds all possible. The storms will travel southeast,
likely growing upscale into a bowing line with time, reaching
eastern MN and western WI late this evening. The primary severe
threat would transition to damaging winds while hail and a tornado
may still occur. Winds from these storms could be significant (+75
mph) owing the to the extreme instability and large downdraft CAPE.
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded most of our MN CWA to an
Enhanced risk as certainty in storms has grown. The bowing line of
storms should exit to our southeast during early Monday morning.

The forecast for Monday also continues to be tricky. The warm front
will sag south such that the highest dewpoints (mid to upper 70s)
should be in southern MN. Combined with area-wide highs in the mid
80s to lower 90s, heat indices are forecast to again climb to 100-
108 in the afternoon, mainly for the Minnesota River Valley and
south. However, a remnant outflow boundary from Sunday night's
convection may also be draped across south-central MN. This brings
some uncertainty of eventual high temperatures for Monday with the
remnant rain-cooled air and if any precipitation can form along
the boundary. Thus, have only issued a Heat Advisory for now
across southern MN for Monday. An upgrade to an Extreme Heat
Warning for at least some of the area may be warranted should
forecast certainty increase. As for precipitation, the consensus
between CAMs is that showers and storms fire along the warm
front over eastern SD and western MN towards Monday evening.
Another explosive convective environment is forecast, with the
12Z HREF showing +3000 J/kg of MUCAPE and 35-50 knots of shear.
Thus, supercells look likely initially with all severe hazards
possible. Tornadoes will be most probable with storms that can
latch on to the warm front or possibly interact with the
aforementioned remnant outflow boundary. CAMs show storms
growing upscale into clusters and then eventually a bowing line
segment as they travel east-southeast along the front. This
would again transition the primary threat to damaging winds,
which for now looks favored most over southern MN. Additionally,
there could be training storms as the southwesterly 850 hPa LLJ
overrunning the warm front provides continual lift. We will
need to also monitor a threat for flooding as southern MN has
recently received quite a bit of rain and the HREF LPMM shows a
swath of 1.5- 2" with localized areas of 3-4" possible through
Monday night.

A cold front will pass through the Upper Midwest by Tuesday morning,
bring much more comfortable weather for the remainder of the week.
Highs will generally be in the mid to upper 70s. Precipitation
chances also look low for the rest of the week after Tuesday as
surface high pressure settles over the Upper Midwest.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

Complicated forecast period in terms of timing of TSRA... Models
have handled the ongoing convection across South Dakota and
western Minnesota poorly today. The ongoing storm (1730z) will
impact the forecast for the rest of this afternoon and evening,
but just how much remains to be seen. In any case, have added in
TEMPO/PROB30s for all terminals sometime between 21z and 08z.
Fog development is likely with light and variable winds and
ample moisture tomorrow morning.

KMSP...As mentioned above, an unusually high amount of
uncertainty exists for only being a few hours out from expected
onset of convection. In any case, believe that the best chance
for storms will be sometime after 03-04z. Have a PROB30 to cover
anything that materializes before then and have introduced
prevailing -TSRA from 04z to 08z with a PROB30 for LIFR
conditions. VFR conditions with light winds expected from Monday
morning through the end of the period.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
TUE...VFR. Chc MVFR A.M. -TSRA. Wind NE 5-10G15 kts.
WED...VFR. Wind E 5-10 kts.
THU...VFR. Wind SE 5-10kts.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for Benton-Douglas-
     Freeborn-Goodhue-Kanabec-Mille Lacs-Morrison-Stearns-
     Steele-Todd.
     Extreme Heat Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening for Anoka-
     Blue Earth-Brown-Carver-Chippewa-Chisago-Dakota-Faribault-
     Hennepin-Isanti-Kandiyohi-Lac Qui Parle-Le Sueur-Martin-
     McLeod-Meeker-Nicollet-Pope-Ramsey-Redwood-Renville-Rice-
     Scott-Sherburne-Sibley-Stevens-Swift-Waseca-Washington-
     Watonwan-Wright-Yellow Medicine.
WI...Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for Barron-Chippewa-
     Dunn-Eau Claire-Pepin-Pierce-Polk-Rusk-St. Croix.

&&

DISCUSSION...CTG
AVIATION...Dye

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
311 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
282015-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
311 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop across central Minnesota
early this evening then dive southeast. There is an Enhanced Risk
(level 3 of 5) of severe weather. Damaging winds, large hail, and
a couple tornadoes are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hot and very humid conditions will linger Monday, especially
across southern Minnesota where a Heat Advisory is in effect.

Additional thunderstorms are expected Monday night. There is a
Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms (level 2 of 5) and of
excessive rainfall (level 2 of 4). Damaging winds, large hail, and
very heavy rainfall are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed.

Borghoff

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
521 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0518 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Starbuck                45.61N 95.53W
07/27/2025                   Pope               MN   Law Enforcement

            Multiple large branches down.

&&

NDC

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
532 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 N Holloway            45.28N 95.91W
07/27/2025  M58 MPH          Swift              MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN134 U.s.12 - Holloway - Mp
            27.0.

&&

NDC

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
537 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 NE De Graff           45.33N 95.38W
07/27/2025  M63 MPH          Swift              MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN136 T.h.9 - Murdock - Mp
            24.5.

&&

NDC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
541 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNZ047-048-055-272330-
Pope MN-Swift MN-Stevens MN-
541 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS...SOUTHERN
POPE AND SWIFT COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Hancock, or 12 miles south of Morris, moving east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
  Benson, Hancock, Murdock, Lake Hassel, Lake Oliver, Gilchrist,
  Clontarf, De Graff, Danvers, Sedan, Benson Airport, Lake Emily,
  Glacial Lakes State Park and Swift Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4534 9611 4555 9597 4561 9519 4515 9537
      4515 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 271DEG 33KT 4542 9585

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

CTG

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
542 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Sunburg                 45.35N 95.24W
07/27/2025                   Kandiyohi          MN   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Grain bins buckled near Sunburg.

&&

NDC

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
545 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 NE De Graff           45.33N 95.38W
07/27/2025  M71 MPH          Swift              MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN136 T.h.9 - Murdock - Mp
            24.5.

&&

NDC