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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 3, 2026Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2026, 11:22 PM CDT for Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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
Jun 3, 2026, 11:22 PM CDT (04:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2026, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2026-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 966 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2026-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
966 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:11 PM CDT, 8 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
311 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-074-042015-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Lac Qui Parle-
Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-
Brown-
311 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Minnesota...south central Minnesota...southwest Minnesota and
west central Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A line or multiple clusters of thunderstorms is expected to
spread east from the Dakotas this evening. A few may strong to
severe with the main hazards being severe wind and large hail.
The threat will diminish as the storms progress east through
Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional storms are expected Thursday and Friday, with
conditional risks for severe hail and wind when any stronger
cells develop.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed tonight through Friday.

MNZ044-045-051>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ014>016-023>028-042015-
Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-
Ramsey-Washington-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-
Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-
Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
311 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...
southeast Minnesota...northwest Wisconsin and west central
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A few thunderstorms may move into southern and eastern Minnesota
after midnight. Severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional storms are expected Thursday and Friday, with
conditional risks for severe hail and wind when any stronger
cells develop.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed for Thursday and Friday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
827 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

MNZ054-064-040230-
Lac Qui Parle MN-Yellow Medicine MN-
827 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAC QUI
PARLE AND WEST CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

At 827 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 16 miles southwest of Marietta to 19
miles southwest of Canby, or extending from 45 miles west of
Montevideo to 50 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving east at 15
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.

The strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Canby around 910 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Burr and
Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4498 9645 4502 9631 4474 9616 4463 9615
      4463 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 259DEG 14KT 4484 9663 4469 9655 4452 9654

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Dunleavy
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
844 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

MNZ047-040245-
Stevens MN-
844 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STEVENS COUNTY UNTIL
945 PM CDT...

At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 35 miles northwest of Chokio to 17 miles
west of Chokio, or extending from 42 miles northwest of Morris to 30
miles west of Morris, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
  Chokio, Fish Lake, Donnelly, Lake Hattie, Alberta, Morris Airport,
  Morris and Hancock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4541 9577 4541 9624 4559 9624 4559 9625
      4576 9625 4576 9576 4559 9576 4559 9575
      4541 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 265DEG 32KT 4602 9651 4580 9646 4555 9653

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Dunleavy
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 9:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 11:22 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle63 min
Jun 3, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens61 min
Jun 3, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle38 min
Jun 3, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine59 min
Jun 3, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine45 min
Jun 3, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood23 min
Jun 4, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle44 min
Jun 4, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift53 min
Jun 4, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Swift40 min
Jun 4, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXYellow Medicine46 min
Jun 4, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi47 min
Jun 4, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi46 min
Jun 4, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns20 min

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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.