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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 19, 2026Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2026, 3:32 PM CDT for Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 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, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2026, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 3:40 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	8 E Motley, MN	Relayed via County Dispatch.

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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.

024 
WUUS53 KMPX 192032
SVRMPX
MNC097-192115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0102.260619T2032Z-260619T2115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 332 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Motley, or 26
  miles northwest of Little Falls, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail 3 miles
           east of Motley on Highway 210.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Motley and Crow Wing State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail
and is capable of producing damaging winds.

&&

LAT...LON 4616 9437 4624 9465 4635 9465 4633 9462
      4633 9460 4630 9454 4631 9449 4633 9446
      4633 9443 4632 9440 4630 9439 4631 9438
      4630 9437 4630 9435 4629 9434 4628 9435
      4627 9434 4623 9439 4621 9439 4618 9437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 290DEG 18KT 4633 9460

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

2 follow-up statements

710 
WWUS53 KMPX 192051
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-192115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-260619T2115Z/
Morrison MN-
351 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY...

At 351 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of
Camp Ripley, or 21 miles north of Little Falls, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Crow Wing State Park.

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 4621 9455 4630 9454 4631 9449 4633 9446
      4633 9443 4632 9440 4630 9439 4631 9438
      4630 9437 4630 9436 4629 9434 4628 9435
      4627 9434 4627 9435 4624 9438 4624 9439
      4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 288DEG 24KT 4632 9458

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH

627 
WWUS53 KMPX 192117
SVSMPX

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

MNC097-192127-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-260619T2115Z/
Morrison MN-
417 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHWESTERN MORRISON
COUNTY...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4621 9455 4630 9454 4631 9449 4633 9446
      4633 9443 4632 9440 4630 9439 4631 9438
      4630 9437 4630 9436 4629 9434 4628 9435
      4627 9434 4627 9435 4624 9438 4624 9439
      4621 9439 4618 9437 4616 9437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 288DEG 24KT 4628 9440

$$

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, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	65 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.