Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2026, 4:04 PM CDT for Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 41 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 23, 2026, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2026, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 23, 4:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Se Cyrus, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 14 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
713
WUUS53 KMPX 232104
SVRMPX
MNC121-149-232145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0119.260623T2104Z-260623T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
404 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Pope County in west central Minnesota...
East Central Stevens County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 404 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cyrus, or 10
miles east of Morris, moving southeast 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Cyrus around 405 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Lake
Emily and Glacial Lakes 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 4562 9579 4567 9569 4547 9523 4541 9529
4541 9566 4553 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 305DEG 27KT 4557 9572
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPG3 follow-up statements
035
WWUS53 KMPX 232122
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
422 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNC149-232132-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-260623T2145Z/
Stevens MN-
422 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL STEVENS
COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm
Warning still remains in effect for southern Pope County.
&&
LAT...LON 4562 9562 4547 9523 4541 9529 4541 9566
4546 9575 4547 9575 4557 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 305DEG 27KT 4557 9571
$$
MNC121-232145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-260623T2145Z/
Pope MN-
422 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY...
At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Lake Hassel, or 18 miles east of Morris, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Glacial
Lakes 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 has
produced large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 4562 9562 4547 9523 4541 9529 4541 9566
4546 9575 4547 9575 4557 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 305DEG 26KT 4557 9572
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPG078
WWUS53 KMPX 232132
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
432 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNC121-232145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-260623T2145Z/
Pope MN-
432 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY...
At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of
Lake Hassel, or 23 miles southeast of Morris, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Southern Pope County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and has
produced large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 4547 9523 4541 9529 4541 9566 4551 9570
4555 9562 4558 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 305DEG 26KT 4549 9557
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPG974
WWUS53 KMPX 232140
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
440 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNC121-232150-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-260623T2145Z/
Pope MN-
440 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
POPE COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning is moving out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
&&
LAT...LON 4547 9523 4541 9529 4541 9566 4551 9570
4555 9562 4558 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 305DEG 26KT 4545 9548
$$
MPGWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 1:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase this afternoon and evening. A few storms may be strong to severe.
- Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible across central MN and western WI Wednesday.
- Comfortable temperatures stick around through the end of the week. A pattern change will bring hot and humid conditions with daily storm chances heading into next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 135 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase this afternoon and evening. A few storms may be strong to severe. - Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible across central MN and western WI Wednesday. - Comfortable temperatures stick around through the end of the week. A pattern change will bring hot and humid conditions with daily storm chances heading into next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 135 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 Early afternoon regional radar captures a batch of showers and thunderstorms progressing east across central MN. This activity developed on the nose of the LLJ within a region of warm advection ahead of a surface low positioned near the intersection of northeast ND/northwest MN/southern Manitoba. Aloft, an upper-low near the International Border is supported by a channel of 40-50kt flow across the Dakotas. A few of the cells within the initial round of storms have exhibited broad rotation and some stronger cores as they remain on the line of the of marginal CAPE/shear axis, which will remain possible in the near term. HREF's 12z CAM paintball ensemble captures the ongoing showers/storms pretty well and shows this activity moving ESE and expanding southward with time. RAP mesoanalysis shows that the environment is becoming more favorable for a few strong to severe storms in the wake of the initial batch of showers/ahead of a cold front across the eastern Dakotas/and northwestern MN. This region is characterized by pooling of increasing surface moisture (low 60s dew points) supportive of CAPEs on the order of 1000-1500 J/kg. The influence of the upper-low to the northwest and effective shear on the order of 30-40kts with at some low-level curvature in the hodographs will be supportive of an isolated tornado threat with any convection that develops within this region this afternoon. SPC had added a narrow Slight Risk (driven by 5% tornado probs) east of the Red River Valley south into portions of central MN to cover this potential. See MD #1274 for additional details on this threat. Outside of this zone, the going Day 1 Marginal Risk remains in place along and west of a line from Mille Lacs to Martin counties. Any storms that develop within this region will be capable of an isolated instance of large hail (1"+) and damaging wind (60+ mph). Latest QPF expectations include 0.5-0.75" of rainfall potential with today's convection, which is supported by 1.2-1.3" PWATs. All of this to say, coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase over the entire forecast area later today, but the best chance for strong to severe storms remains across the western half of the forecast area. The core of the upper-low is progged to move east across northern MN tomorrow, which will place our forecast area in a post-frontal northwesterly cyclonic flow regime. Shower and thunderstorm chances return along and north of I-94 tomorrow afternoon and evening, with the highest PoPs located in western WI. Speaking of which, we won't rule out a stronger storm or two across our western WI counties tomorrow, but potential increases the farther into central WI tomorrow afternoon. Mainly dry and tranquil weather returns for Thursday, Friday, and most of Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to warm a few degrees each day, with highs back in the low to mid 80s by Saturday afternoon. A change to the pattern will begin to take shape later Saturday, as the eastward translation of a trough over the western CONUS sends a warm front northward into the Upper Midwest. This will more than likely support a round of showers and thunderstorms across the region late Saturday into Sunday morning. Good ensemble support exists for a jetstreak to round the base of the trough Sunday and promote the maturation and occlusion of an upper-low over south central Canada by Monday afternoon. The Upper Midwest will be positioned east of the developing feature, within a region of southwesterly flow and very warm mid-level temperatures captured by an EML on forecast soundings. The position of the aforementioned warm front will be something to watch, but current expectations support it lifting north of the forecast area allowing for highs to climb into the upper 80s/lower 90s Sunday & Monday. As referenced by the previous discussion, the very warm mid-level temperatures will act as a cap on the atmosphere which casts doubt in convective evolution Sunday into Monday. However, the approach of the upper forcing and weakening of said cap bears watching for deeper, potentially severe convection Monday afternoon and evening as is highlighted by various machine learning tools. Looking farther ahead, ensembles take a much more Summer look by depicting a 590s dm ridge building over the central CONUS for the middle to end of next week. At the very least, this will support a more prolonged period of heat and humidity heading into July. Dangerous heat and active stormy weather, supported by the first appearance of the classic ring-of-fire pattern, are both possible over the coming weeks. Stay tuned! && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1248 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 Showers and thunderstorms currently over west-central MN are expected to expand in coverage as they shift eastward through the rest of this afternoon-evening. Generally conditions will drop to MVFR as the main swath of rain with embedded thunderstorms cross any given terminal, though there is a greater chance of IFR conditions during and after the precipitation in far eastern MN into western WI this evening into the early morning hours. Low stratus will linger through daybreak then partial clearing will develop from late Wednesday morning on through much of the day Wednesday. There is a small chance of some isolated-scattered -SHRA in eastern MN into western WI Wednesday afternoon. However, chances are too low and coverage too sparse to include at this point. Winds may be breezy/gusty with the passage of any storms, but otherwise generally S with speeds around 10kts, potentially gusts to around 20kts. Winds then drop to near 5 kts overnight while veering to SW then pick up to near 10kts Wednesday from the W to WNW. KMSP...VFR to start then increasing chances of SHRA/TSRA late this afternoon, mainly in the 21z-00z timeframe. Conditions likely to drop to MVFR with the TSRA, possibly some brief IFR periods should heavy downpours occur. Low stratus is then expected to develop late this evening through the overnight hours behind the precip, including through the Wednesday morning push, then partial clearing for much of the daytime hours tomorrow. A few light rain showers are possible mid-to-late Wednesday afternoon but chances are too low to include at this point. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ THU...VFR. Wind NW 5-10 kts becoming NE. FRI...VFR. Wind SE 5-10 kts. SAT...VFR. Wind SE 10-15kts gusting to 25kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. && DISCUSSION...Strus AVIATION...JPC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 11:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 MNZ052-053-060>063-069-070-076>078-083>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-241700- Isanti-Chisago-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Scott-Dakota- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...southeast Minnesota... northwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening, with primary hazards of lightning and occasionally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorm chances increase again Saturday night and Monday. Some severe thunderstorms are possible. Heat and humidity will increase beginning Sunday and will continue into next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. MNZ041>045-047>051-054>059-064>068-073>075-082-241700- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan- 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota... southwest Minnesota and west central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening. A few storms may approach severe limits with large hail and damaging winds. A few weak and brief spin-ups are possible with any of the more organized storms that develop as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorm chances increase again Saturday night and Monday. Some severe thunderstorms are possible. Heat and humidity will increase beginning Sunday and will continent next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. BED
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
302 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNZ060-061-068-232045-
Anoka MN-Hennepin MN-Carver MN-
302 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ANOKA...
HENNEPIN AND CARVER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Corcoran to near Norwood Young
America, or extending from 16 miles east of Buffalo to 22 miles east
of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Maple Grove, Plymouth, Chaska, Champlin, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie,
Brooklyn Park, St. Louis Park, Edina, Brooklyn Center, Bloomington,
Minneapolis, Fridley and Richfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4497 9375 4515 9367 4517 9364 4521 9364
4522 9357 4512 9323 4491 9320 4489 9318
4481 9325 4479 9336 4481 9344 4479 9358
4476 9362 4475 9361 4472 9363 4471 9362
4465 9373 4476 9401 4491 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 295DEG 26KT 4511 9354 4490 9364 4483 9393
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MPGLocal storm report, Jun 23, 3:33 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
333 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM Hail 1 WSW Victoria 44.86N 93.68W
06/23/2026 M0.25 Inch Carver MN Public
mPing report.
&&
JMSLocal storm report, Jun 23, 3:34 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
334 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0327 PM Hail 1 NW Chaska 44.80N 93.62W
06/23/2026 E0.50 Inch Carver MN Public
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
&&Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:38 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
338 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNZ062-063-069-070-232100-
Washington MN-Ramsey MN-Dakota MN-Scott MN-
338 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WASHINGTON...RAMSEY...
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CDT...
At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Mounds View to near Carver, or
extending from 10 miles north of Minneapolis to 23 miles southwest of
Minneapolis, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Shakopee, Savage, Roseville, St. Paul, Shoreview, Burnsville,
Eagan, Maplewood, Apple Valley, Lakeville, White Bear Lake, Inver
Grove Heights, Oakdale, Woodbury and Cottage Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4483 9322 4489 9318 4491 9320 4512 9323
4511 9274 4506 9280 4503 9276 4498 9277
4494 9275 4490 9277 4484 9277 4473 9281
4455 9314 4473 9363 4478 9360 4480 9354
4481 9344 4479 9333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 292DEG 25KT 4511 9321 4487 9330 4472 9358
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MPGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 22 min |
| Jun 23, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Swift | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice, Scott | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Renville | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 22 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.