8/16/2025 4:01:00 AM until 8/16/2025 4:45:00 AM

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Bellingham to near Granite Falls, or extending from 30 miles west of Montevideo to 18 miles southeast of Montevideo, moving northeast at 35 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Montevideo, Benson, Granite Falls, Appleton, Clara City, Kerkhoven, Sacred Heart, Milan, Maynard, Murdock, Watson, Bellingham, Lake Oliver, Minnesota Falls, Cerro Gordo, Hagen, De Graff, Danvers, Holloway and Nassau.