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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2025, 12:14 PM CDT for McLeod County, Minnesota. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2025, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 40
County McLeod County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 21, 7:09 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:09 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 341 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 220830- 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- 341 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A cluster of thunderstorms approaching from the Dakotas this morning may be strong to severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Excessive heat is possible Tuesday and Wednesday, including heat index values as high as the upper 90s to low 100s. Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected Tuesday through Thursday. Some of these thunderstorms may be strong to severe late Tuesday through late Wednesday, possibly producing large hail or damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this morning and possibly later this week.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
637 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
MNZ049-055>058-064-065-211230-
Stearns MN-Kandiyohi MN-Renville MN-Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine
MN-Meeker MN-Swift MN-
637 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MEEKER...EASTERN
CHIPPEWA...KANDIYOHI...EASTERN SWIFT...NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE...SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS AND EAST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES UNTIL 730
AM CDT...
At 637 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Raymond, or 13 miles west of Willmar, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Paynesville, Clara City, Renville,
New London, Spicer, Atwater, Bird Island, Raymond, Kerkhoven,
Grove City, Sacred Heart, Prinsburg, Cosmos, Maynard, Green Lake,
Pennock and Danube.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4477 9563 4507 9534 4541 9534 4541 9465
4493 9466 4464 9497
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 281DEG 38KT 4506 9528
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 7:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
711 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
MNZ049-057>059-066-211300-
McLeod MN-Stearns MN-Kandiyohi MN-Meeker MN-Wright MN-
711 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MEEKER...NORTHWESTERN
MCLEOD...SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI...SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS AND
SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM CDT...
At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Paynesville to 7 miles north of
Bird Island, or extending from 19 miles northeast of Willmar to 20
miles south of Willmar, 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...
Hutchinson, Litchfield, Cokato, Dassel, Atwater, Watkins, Kimball,
Grove City, Cosmos, Greenleaf, Forest City, Manannah, Darwin, Lake
Lillian, South Haven, Thorpe, Litchfield Airport, Strout, Cedar
Mills and Corvuso.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4493 9491 4508 9484 4533 9482 4533 9421
4497 9419 4486 9431 4488 9450 4489 9450
4489 9458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1211Z 282DEG 33KT 4533 9477 4509 9470 4486 9489
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPHLocal storm report, Jul 21, 7:13 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
713 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Atwater 45.14N 94.81W
07/21/2025 M50 MPH Kandiyohi MN Mesonet
Mesonet station MN159 U.s.12 - Atwater - Mp
85.4.
&&
BPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 7:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
759 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
MNZ051-059>061-066-068-211345-
Anoka MN-Hennepin MN-Sherburne MN-McLeod MN-Wright MN-Carver MN-
759 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HENNEPIN...NORTHEASTERN
MCLEOD...NORTHERN CARVER...WEST CENTRAL ANOKA...SOUTHEASTERN
SHERBURNE AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...
At 759 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Howard Lake, or 10 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Buffalo, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka,
Shakopee, Chaska, Ramsey, Elk River, Chanhassen, Hopkins, Anoka,
St. Michael, Otsego, Monticello, Waconia, Big Lake, Mound, Rogers
and Orono.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4484 9430 4505 9418 4532 9422 4530 9416
4534 9411 4534 9343 4481 9341 4480 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 276DEG 37KT 4508 9401
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 9:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 937 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 MNZ076-077-211500- Rice MN-Le Sueur MN- 937 AM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RICE AND SOUTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM CDT... At 937 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Le Center, or 19 miles west of Faribault, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea 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... Montgomery, Le Center, Waterville, Morristown, Kilkenny and Sakatah Lake State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 4429 9379 4446 9369 4441 9334 4420 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 285DEG 30KT 4436 9366 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH BPH
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 12:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1214 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
MNZ066>068-211800-
Sibley MN-Carver MN-McLeod MN-
1214 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MCLEOD...WEST CENTRAL CARVER
AND NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM CDT...
At 1214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Hutchinson, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Hutchinson, Glencoe, Lester Prairie, Silver Lake, Green Isle,
Sumter, New Germany, Plato, Biscay, Lake Marion Regional Park,
Glencoe Airport and Hutchinson Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4493 9450 4494 9450 4489 9397 4467 9401
4477 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 279DEG 24KT 4485 9445
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
StrusThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 61 min |
| Jul 21, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 54 min |
| Jul 21, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 7:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 19 min |
| Jul 21, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 14 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.