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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 19, 2026Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2026, 3:25 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2026, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 19, 4:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 Wnw Grasston, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 19, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1251 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

001 
WUUS53 KMPX 192025
SVRMPX
MNC065-095-192130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0101.260619T2025Z-260619T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
325 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...
  East Central Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 325 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast
  of Onamia, or 36 miles east of Little Falls, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
           roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Rum River State Forest, Knife Lake, Mora, Mora Airport, Quamba and
  Grasston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

&&

LAT...LON 4591 9365 4607 9363 4605 9306 4598 9306
      4598 9314 4578 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 284DEG 17KT 4601 9361

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

4 follow-up statements

736 
WWUS53 KMPX 192058
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
358 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

MNC095-192108-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260619T2130Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
358 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MILLE
LACS COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for a
portion of east central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4593 9352 4598 9349 4598 9343 4601 9343
      4606 9334 4605 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314
      4578 9314 4587 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 284DEG 17KT 4601 9360

$$


MNC065-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260619T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
358 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY...

At 358 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Ogilvie, or 27 miles north of Cambridge, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Rum River State Forest, Knife Lake, Mora, Mora Airport, Quamba and
  Grasston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

&&

LAT...LON 4593 9352 4598 9349 4598 9343 4601 9343
      4606 9334 4605 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314
      4578 9314 4587 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 278DEG 27KT 4594 9378

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

016 
WWUS53 KMPX 192106
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
406 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

MNC065-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260619T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
406 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY...

At 406 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ogilvie, or 25
miles north of Cambridge, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Rum River State Forest, Knife Lake, Mora, Mora Airport, Grasston
  and Quamba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

&&

LAT...LON 4593 9352 4598 9349 4598 9343 4601 9343
      4606 9334 4605 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314
      4578 9314 4587 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 294DEG 19KT 4589 9348

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

649 
WWUS53 KMPX 192118
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
418 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

MNC065-192130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260619T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
418 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANABEC COUNTY...

At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mora, or 21
miles north of Cambridge, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Mora, Mora Airport and Quamba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

&&

LAT...LON 4600 9320 4598 9314 4584 9314 4579 9317
      4583 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 289DEG 26KT 4587 9339

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

645 
WWUS53 KMPX 192128
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
428 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

MNC065-192138-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260619T2130Z/
Kanabec MN-
428 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANABEC COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for a
portion of east central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4600 9320 4598 9314 4584 9314 4579 9317
      4583 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 289DEG 26KT 4584 9327

$$

TDH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 1:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	46 min
Jun 19, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs	50 min
Jun 19, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs, Morrison	44 min
Jun 19, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	42 min
Jun 19, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kanabec	37 min
Jun 19, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Morrison	43 min
Jun 19, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec	51 min
Jun 19, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wright	38 min
Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec	32 min
Jun 19, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	44 min
Jun 19, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison	40 min
Jun 19, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	53 min
Jun 19, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka	52 min
Jun 19, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	53 min
Jun 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey	49 min
Jun 19, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs	22 min
Jun 19, 4:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chisago	45 min
Jun 19, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne	14 min
Jun 19, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	47 min
Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	45 min
Jun 19, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	56 min
Jun 19, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Ramsey and 3 more	66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.