| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Wright |
| Effective | 7/4/2026, 6:02:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/4/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 6:02PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Maple Lake, or 5 miles northwest of Buffalo, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD…Landspouts and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Maple Lake, Rassat, Buffalo and St. Michael.
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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