⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Mille Lacs; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 2:29AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 229 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Rice to 6 miles northwest of
Zimmerman, or extending from 16 miles north of St. Cloud to 23 miles
east of St. Cloud, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 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…
St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Zimmerman, Princeton, Foley, Rice, Orrock,
Santiago, Spencer Brook, Glendorado, Dalbo, Pease, Gilman, Oak
Park, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Ronneby and Princeton
Airport.

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.