Minnesota Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 06/04/2026 14:58

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 4 at 4:58PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 4, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires: 
June 4, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 458 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles southwest of Brooten to 10 miles southwest of Murdock, or extending from 23 miles north of Willmar to 14 miles northeast of Montevideo, moving east at 25 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. Locations impacted include... New London, Kerkhoven, Brooten, Belgrade, Murdock, Pennock, Norway Lake, Greenwald, Elrosa, Gilchrist, De Graff, Sunburg, Spring Hill, Monson Lake State Park, Sibley State Park, Willmar Airport, Swift Falls, Padua and Georgeville.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Pope; Stearns; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov