⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pope; Stearns; Swift; Kandiyohi – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 11:46PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 5 miles south of Glenwood to 6 miles
north of Murdock, or extending from 22 miles south of Alexandria to
21 miles northwest of Willmar, moving east at 35 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…
Sauk Centre, Melrose, Glenwood, Starbuck, New London, Spicer,
Brooten, Belgrade, Murdock, Green Lake, Norway Lake, Grove Lake,
Greenwald, Elrosa, Gilchrist, Meire Grove, De Graff, Lake Henry,
Sunburg and Spring Hill.

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.