| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hennepin; Anoka |
| Effective | 6/19/2026, 4:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/19/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 19 at 4:22PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Corcoran, or 11 miles east 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…
Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids,
Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Fridley, Champlin, Golden Valley, Columbia
Heights, Rogers, St. Anthony, Spring Lake Park, Corcoran, Medina
and Rockford.
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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