⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Douglas; Stevens; Pope; Swift; Chippewa – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 11:04PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles north of Donnelly to 7 miles
northeast of Appleton, or extending from 15 miles northwest of Morris
to 23 miles northwest of Montevideo, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Morris, Hancock, Hagen, Big Bend City, Danvers, Clontarf, Cyrus,
Lake Emily, Benson Airport, Benson, Kensington, Lake Hassel,
Glacial Lakes State Park, Farwell, Starbuck, De Graff, Lowry, Lake
Minnewaska and Long Beach.

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.