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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 4, 2026Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 4, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2026, 6:03 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 Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 944 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
944 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

703 
WUUS53 KMPX 042222
SVRMPX
MNC065-095-042315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0151.260704T2222Z-260704T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
522 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 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 615 PM CDT.

* At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Wahkon, or 32 miles north of Cambridge, moving east at 15 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...
  Knife Lake and Mora.

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 4598 9349 4604 9356 4605 9321 4583 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 290DEG 12KT 4598 9347

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

$$

CTG
2 follow-up statements
796 
WWUS53 KMPX 042239
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
539 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

MNC095-042249-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260704T2315Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
539 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4587 9330 4598 9343 4600 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 290DEG 12KT 4597 9347

$$


MNC065-042315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260704T2315Z/
Kanabec MN-
539 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY...

At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Mora, or 30 miles north of Cambridge, moving east at 15 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...
  Knife Lake and Mora.

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 4587 9330 4598 9343 4600 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 290DEG 12KT 4597 9347

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

$$

CTG
836 
WWUS53 KMPX 042303
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
603 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

MNC065-042313-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-260704T2315Z/
Kanabec MN-
603 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL KANABEC
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 eastern Kanabec county until 615
PM CDT.

&&

LAT...LON 4587 9330 4598 9343 4600 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 290DEG 12KT 4595 9339

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 10:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXRamsey, Washington103 min
Jul 4, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd51 min
Jul 4, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd35 min
Jul 4, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd38 min
Jul 4, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd29 min
Jul 4, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns, Todd38 min
Jul 4, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd43 min
Jul 4, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns35 min
Jul 4, 4:11 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXStearns34 min
Jul 4, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Stearns50 min
Jul 4, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns40 min
Jul 4, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison54 min
Jul 4, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville27 min
Jul 4, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns43 min
Jul 4, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec65 min
Jul 4, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns46 min
Jul 4, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi40 min
Jul 4, 5:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns2 hr
Jul 4, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec33 min
Jul 4, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker48 min
Jul 4, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright43 min
Jul 4, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright52 min
Jul 4, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle60 min
Jul 4, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle23 min
Jul 4, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin50 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.