Special Weather Statement 09/21/2024 07:40 for Minnesota areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 9:40AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 21, 2024 - 7:40am
Expires: 
September 21, 2024 - 8:15am
Description: 
At 940 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cosmos, or 17 miles west of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Cosmos around 945 AM CDT. Dassel around 1005 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Corvuso, Greenleaf, Darwin, Cedar Mills, and Strout. This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 104 and 114.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Meeker; Renville; McLeod
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN