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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0171 Issued by the Minneapolis Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-07 11:01:47
968
WUUS53 KMPX 071601
SVRMPX
MNC009-145-071645-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0171.260807T1601Z-260807T1645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1101 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Benton County in central Minnesota...
Northeastern Stearns County in central Minnesota...
* Until 1145 AM CDT.
* At 1101 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Avon, or 17
miles northwest of St. Cloud, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, Farming, Avon, St Wendel, Collegeville, St. Stephen, St.
Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Mayhew and St. Cloud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 4555 9458 4568 9457 4574 9406 4556 9396
4556 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 276DEG 27KT 4566 9446
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
ETA
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-07 11:22:48 487 WWUS53 KMPX 071622 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1122 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 MNC009-145-071645- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0171.000000T0000Z-260807T1645Z/ Benton MN-Stearns MN- 1122 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON AND NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES... At 1122 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sartell, or 8 miles north of St. Cloud, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Collegeville, St. Stephen, St. Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Mayhew and St. Cloud. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. && LAT...LON 4556 9440 4570 9429 4572 9405 4556 9396 TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 276DEG 27KT 4566 9446 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ ETA Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-07 11:39:49 815 WWUS53 KMPX 071639 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1139 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 MNC009-145-071649- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0171.000000T0000Z-260807T1645Z/ Benton MN-Stearns MN- 1139 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON AND NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. && LAT...LON 4556 9440 4570 9429 4572 9405 4556 9396 TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 277DEG 27KT 4565 9424 $$ ETA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||