931 WWUS83 KMPX 201335 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 835 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019 MNZ052-053-061>063-WIZ014-023-201415- Anoka-Washington-Isanti-Ramsey-Chisago-Polk-St. Croix- 835 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL CHISAGO...ANOKA...SOUTHEASTERN ISANTI...WASHINGTON...RAMSEY... NORTHWESTERN ST. CROIX AND SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES... At 835 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Columbia Heights, or near Minneapolis, moving northeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... St. Paul, Cambridge, Brooklyn Park, Woodbury, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Maplewood, Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, Roseville, Andover and Oakdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 130 and 140. U.S. Highway 8 in Minnesota between mile markers 0 and 5, and near mile marker 7. U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 163 and 164. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 4516 9248 4482 9300 4492 9305 4492 9313 4488 9318 4490 9320 4503 9321 4504 9328 4510 9327 4521 9342 4523 9349 4526 9352 4551 9321 TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 236DEG 36KT 4502 9324 $$ ETA