⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Stearns; Kandiyohi; Meeker – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 10:31AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1031 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Paynesville, or 17 miles northeast of Willmar,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Regal, Hawick, Atwater, Paynesville Airport, Lake Koronis Regional
Park, Paynesville, Grove City, Manannah, Roscoe, St Nicholas,
Forest City, Richmond, Cold Spring, Litchfield and Litchfield
Airport.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.