| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Wright |
| Effective | 6/19/2026, 3:52:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/19/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 19 at 3:52PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Maple Lake, or 7 miles west of Buffalo, moving east at 30 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…
Buffalo, St. Michael, Delano, Rockford, Maple Lake, Hanover,
Buffalo Airport and Rassat.
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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