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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 28, 2025Douglas County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT for Douglas County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2025, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2025, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
50

County Douglas County, MN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 28, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:40 PM CDT, 7 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
140 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
291845-
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-
140 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop over west central Minnesota
late this afternoon, tracking east and south across the rest of
central and southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin tonight.
Initially, tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts
will be possible, but the greatest severe hazard will transition
to a strong wind threat through the night.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Another round of strong to severe storms possible on Sunday with
the best chance in western Wisconsin. The greatest risk will be
for damaging winds.

More unsettled weather is expected Wednesday through the rest of
next week. Some strong to severe storms will be possible with any
storms that develop. Storms may possibly impact the area during
the late afternoon and evening on the Fourth of July.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this evening and
overnight.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope, Swift23 min
Jun 28, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle29 min
Jun 28, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine46 min
Jun 28, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens, Swift59 min
Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope31 min
Jun 28, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle21 min
Jun 28, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSwift28 min
Jun 28, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens35 min
Jun 28, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd38 min
Jun 28, 8:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXYellow Medicine40 min
Jun 28, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas19 min
Jun 28, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift40 min
Jun 28, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift32 min
Jun 28, 8:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine44 min
Jun 28, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd24 min
Jun 28, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi53 min
Jun 28, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi12 min
Jun 28, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns, Todd38 min
Jun 28, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine4 hr
Jun 28, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine19 min
Jun 28, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns39 min
Jun 28, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Yellow Medicine35 min
Jun 28, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns40 min
Jun 28, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRenville33 min
Jun 28, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison36 min
Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine39 min
Jun 28, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne and 1 more47 min
Jun 28, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs20 min
Jun 28, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine57 min
Jun 28, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Sibley53 min
Jun 28, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and 2 more46 min
Jun 29, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin30 min
Jun 29, 12:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin37 min
Jun 29, 12:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXSherburne, Wright95 min
Jun 29, 12:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley30 min
Jun 29, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin43 min
Jun 29, 12:35 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott25 min
Jun 29, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey23 min
Jun 29, 1:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXHennepin, Wright21 days
Jun 29, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington31 min
Jun 29, 11:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine22 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.