| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Todd; Morrison; Benton |
| Effective | 6/19/2026, 3:18:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/19/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 19 at 3:18PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Long Prairie, or 20 miles west of Little Falls, moving east at 35
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…
Little Falls, Long Prairie, Royalton, Upsala, Swanville, Bowlus,
Flensburg, Rice, Round Prairie, Sobieski, Burtrum, Elmdale, Charles
A. Lindbergh State Park, Little Falls Airport and Long Prairie
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.
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