| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Todd; Morrison; Stearns |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 1:14:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 1:14AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 114 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles east of Lake Osakis to near
Albany, or extending from 18 miles east of Alexandria to 21 miles
northwest of St. Cloud, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
St. Anthony, Long Prairie, Albany, Avon, Holdingford, Freeport,
Upsala, Swanville, Grey Eagle, Bowlus, Little Sauk, Round Prairie,
Burtrum, Elmdale, Pleasant Beach, St. Rosa, North Shore, Birch
Lakes State Forest and Long Prairie Airport.
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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