| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Lac qui Parle, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN |
| Effective | 7/7/2026, 10:33:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/7/2026, 11:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 10:33PM CDT until July 7 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
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The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota…
Stevens County in west central Minnesota…
Western Swift County in west central Minnesota…
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1033 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
25 miles northwest of Chokio to 10 miles northwest of Bellingham,
or along a line from 36 miles west of Morris to 34 miles southwest
of Morris, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Bellingham, Chokio, Louisburg,
Fish Lake, Lake Hattie, Alberta, Donnelly, Appleton, Morris
Airport, Lake Oliver, Morris, Appleton Airport and Holloway.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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