⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hennepin; Sibley; Carver; Scott – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 11:49AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1149 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cologne, or 28 miles south of Buffalo, moving east at 40 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…
Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Shakopee, Savage, Chaska,
Chanhassen, Prior Lake, Waconia, Victoria, New Prague, Belle
Plaine, Jordan, Carver, Norwood Young America, Mayer, Cologne and
Elko New Market.

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.