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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 15, 2025Dakota County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2025, 4:37 PM CDT for Dakota County, Minnesota. It was in force for 23 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: Aug 15, 2025, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 30

County Dakota County, MN

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey	33 min
Aug 15, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	33 min
Aug 15, 4:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin, Ramsey	108 min
Aug 15, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott	46 min
Aug 15, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Washington	55 min
Aug 15, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	30 min
Aug 15, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	56 min
Aug 15, 5:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Washington	107 min
Aug 15, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	25 min
Aug 15, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	50 min
Aug 15, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota	28 min
Aug 15, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Washington	32 min
Aug 15, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota	32 min
Aug 15, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin	53 min
Aug 15, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin, Pierce	96 min
Aug 15, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pierce	33 min
Aug 15, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin	16 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.