| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Kandiyohi; Meeker |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 8:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 8:42PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 842 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles southwest of Belgrade to 9 miles
north of Olivia, or extending from 15 miles north of Willmar to 16
miles south of Willmar, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Willmar, New London, Spicer, Atwater, Grove City, Cosmos, Green
Lake, Pennock, Kandiyohi, Norway Lake, Lake Lillian, Blomkest,
Svea, Thorpe, Hawick, Willmar Airport, Sibley State Park, Priam and
Lake Koronis Regional Park.
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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