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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2026, 1:36 AM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 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 24, 2026, 1:36 AM CDT (06:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2026, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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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 24, 12:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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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
Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
749 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0627 PM Funnel Cloud 4 W Kenyon 44.28N 93.07W
06/23/2026 Rice MN Trained Spotter
DELAYED REPORT: Video via NWSChat showing
funnel cloud co-located with rotation on
radar.
&&
PVSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 7:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
749 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNZ065-240115-
Renville MN-
749 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Redwood Falls, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Bechyn, Morton and Franklin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
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LAT...LON 4464 9520 4477 9515 4471 9476 4449 9486
4450 9487 4452 9488 4452 9494 4453 9494
4454 9498 4455 9499 4454 9502 4455 9501
4455 9502 4457 9507 4457 9510 4458 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 285DEG 27KT 4466 9512
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NDCSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 8:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville, Sibley | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 40 min |
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