| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Douglas |
| Effective | 8/3/2026, 9:17:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/3/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 9:17PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Evansville, or 21 miles west of Alexandria, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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…
Evansville, Brandon, Leaf Valley, Miltona, Millerville and Melby.
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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