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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 27, 2025Meeker County, Wright County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT for Meeker County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jul 27, 2025, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2025, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

Counties Meeker County, MN, Wright County, MN

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What forecasters said that day

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 27, 7:09 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
728 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNZ060>063-069-070-280115-
Hennepin MN-Ramsey MN-Washington MN-Scott MN-Dakota MN-Anoka MN-
728 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HENNEPIN...RAMSEY...
NORTHWESTERN DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL ANOKA
AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Medina, or 14 miles west of Minneapolis, moving east at 40 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...
  Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth,
  Eagan, Woodbury, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Lakeville,
  Minnetonka, Apple Valley, Edina, St. Louis Park, Maplewood,
  Shakopee, Richfield, Inver Grove Heights and Roseville.

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 4502 9377 4514 9361 4506 9293 4489 9296
      4469 9329 4484 9352 4489 9352 4489 9360
      4500 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 290DEG 33KT 4501 9354

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CTG
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 7:32 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
732 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNZ058-059-066-068-280115-
Wright MN-Carver MN-McLeod MN-Meeker MN-
732 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MEEKER...
NORTHEASTERN MCLEOD...NORTHWESTERN CARVER AND SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Litchfield, or 17 miles north of Hutchinson, moving east at 45 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...
  Buffalo, Litchfield, Montrose, Cokato, Winsted, Howard Lake,
  Dassel, Waverly, French Lake, Darwin, Smith Lake, Rassat and
  Litchfield Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4506 9457 4520 9454 4520 9386 4493 9395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 277DEG 38KT 4513 9450

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle40 min
Jul 27, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod53 min
Jul 27, 7:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPope, Swift67 min
Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Ramsey47 min
Jul 27, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Meeker, Wright34 min
Jul 27, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey32 min
Jul 27, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine61 min
Jul 27, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington38 min
Jul 27, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley50 min
Jul 27, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXRamsey, Washington3 hr
Jul 27, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Scott45 min
Jul 27, 9:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine42 days
Jul 27, 9:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXStevens12 hr
Jul 27, 10:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele66 min
Jul 27, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele37 min
Jul 27, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin47 min
Jul 28, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin45 min
Jul 28, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXPope, Stevens6 hr
Jul 28, 11:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXRedwood, Renville21 days
Jul 28, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens34 min
Jul 28, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens115 min
Jul 28, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas47 min
Jul 27, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSaint Croix48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.