⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wright; Hennepin; Carver – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 6:55PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms over Corcoran, or 16 miles east of Buffalo, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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. Michael, Champlin, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park,
Brooklyn Center, Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Hopkins, St. Louis
Park, Chanhassen and Minneapolis.

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.