⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Douglas; Todd; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi – Monday, June 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 4:02PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 402 PM CDT, An area of rain showers with occasional lighting has
been producing brief wind gusts up to 50 to 55 mph across far-eastern
South Dakota & western Minnesota. Occasional wind gusts up to 50 to
55 mph are expected to continue as the rain moves eastwards across
west-central Minnesota. These showers are moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Trained spotters & weather stations reported.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Willmar, Alexandria, Montevideo, Morris, Sauk Centre, Melrose, Long
Prairie, Benson, Staples, Glenwood, Appleton, Clara City, Starbuck,
New London, Spicer, Atwater, Browerville, Hancock, Raymond and
Kerkhoven.

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.