| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Chisago; Polk |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 9:16:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 10:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 9:16AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 916 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Center City, or 26 miles east of Cambridge, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Lindstrom, Amery, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Clear Lake, Taylors
Falls, Dresser, Center City, Shafer, Wanderoos, Nye, Deronda, and
East Farmington.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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