{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1baccc6709ada8900338a16842747db5ff6937aa.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:57PM CDT until July 4 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1baccc6709ada8900338a16842747db5ff6937aa.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN"},"word_count":189,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:57PM CDT until July 4 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Kandiyohi, MN; Meeker, MN\n**Issued by:** NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T17:57:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T17:57:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nSVRMPX\n\nThe National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nSoutheastern Kandiyohi County in central Minnesota...\nWest Central Meeker County in central Minnesota...\n\n* Until 645 PM CDT.\n\n* At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Atwater, or\n13 miles east of Willmar, moving southeast at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail\ndamage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect\nwind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nKandiyohi, Atwater, Grove City and Litchfield.\n\n## Instructions\nSeek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from\nwindows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large\nhail.\n\nTornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter\nimmediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built\nstructure."}