| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Swift; Chippewa |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 1:17:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 1:17AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 117 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Oliver, or 22 miles south of Morris, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Lake Oliver, Appleton Airport, Appleton, Holloway, Milan, Danvers,
Clontarf, Hagen, Big Bend City, Benson Airport, Benson and Lake
Hassel.
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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