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Blowing Dust Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blowing dust advisory at Apr 23, 2026, 6:48 PM CDT for 9 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2026, 9:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blowing dust advisory 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 blowing dust advisory went out at Apr 23, 6:35 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 6:35 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 202 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 241915- 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- 202 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, favoring southern and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The primary threat is wind, with secondary threats being hail/tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Near critical fire weather conditions are possible Friday afternoon over west central through southwest Minnesota. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 23, 4:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
423 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM Hail 2 W Becker 45.39N 93.92W
04/23/2026 M0.75 Inch Sherburne MN Trained Spotter
&&
RMDSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
432 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
MNZ044-050>052-059-232215-
Isanti MN-Benton MN-Wright MN-Sherburne MN-Mille Lacs MN-
432 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL ISANTI...
SOUTHWESTERN MILLE LACS...SOUTHEASTERN BENTON...SHERBURNE AND NORTH
CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
At 432 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Becker, or 11 miles north of Buffalo, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Lake Maria State Park, Silver Creek, Hasty, Enfield, Monticello,
Becker, Big Lake, Orrock, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge,
Santiago, Zimmerman, Glendorado, Princeton Airport, Ronneby, Oak
Park, Princeton, Spencer Brook, Pease and Foreston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4540 9399 4578 9383 4563 9330 4521 9383
4536 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 215DEG 36KT 4535 9388
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CTGSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 5:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
503 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
MNZ045-052-053-232300-
Isanti MN-Kanabec MN-Chisago MN-
503 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ISANTI...KANABEC AND
NORTHWESTERN CHISAGO COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM CDT...
At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Brunswick, or 12 miles northwest of Cambridge,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Cambridge Airport, Cambridge, Dalbo, Grandy, Lewis Lake,
Stanchfield, Ogilvie, Harris, Brunswick, Mora, Rush City, Grasston,
Rush City Airport, Mora Airport, Quamba, Knife Lake, Snake River
State Forest and Chengwatana State Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4616 9321 4616 9305 4598 9306 4598 9314
4573 9314 4573 9285 4572 9285 4572 9287
4564 9289 4547 9334 4559 9351 4572 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 214DEG 42KT 4570 9334
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CTGSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 6:00 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Redwood and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 17 min |
| Apr 23, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 37 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.