| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pope; Swift; Kandiyohi |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 3:56:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 4:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 3:56AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 356 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles north of Kerkhoven, or 18 miles northwest of Willmar, moving
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Swift Falls, Gilchrist, De Graff, Murdock, Monson Lake State Park,
Sunburg, Kerkhoven, Norway Lake, Sibley State Park, Pennock,
Willmar Airport, Willmar, New London, Spicer, Green Lake, Hawick
and Kandiyohi.
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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