City Of Minnetonka: Rare December Storm Prompts Advisories

Press release from the City of Minnetonka:

12/15/2021 5:03 p.m.

An unprecedented outbreak of severe thunderstorms for this time of year is possible Wednesday evening. Minnetonka is on the northern end of a predicted line of thunderstorms that will race northeast across southern and eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin between 5 and 9 p.m. The highest risk of severe thunderstorms is southeast of a line from Redwood Falls to Rush City.

Storms will be moving between 60 and 70 mph. Conditions will deteriorate very quickly. Unless preparations are made ahead of time, it may be hard to take adequate shelter when one notices storms beginning to approach. These are expected to be high end damaging wind producers, so pay close attention to warnings issued later today.

Very strong winds will develop behind a cold front tonight. Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph are expected area wide. A High Wind Warning is in effect. Plummeting temperatures overnight could result in a flash freeze.  Some accumulating snow is also possible across western Minnesota.

More information:

• National Weather Service Storm Updates

This press release was produced by the City of Minnetonka. The views expressed here are the author’s own.