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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
603 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

MNZ077-084-085-093-241145-
Steele MN-Waseca MN-Rice MN-Freeborn MN-
603 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FREEBORN...STEELE...WASECA AND
SOUTHWESTERN RICE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT...

At 602 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waldorf to near Rice
Lake. Movement was northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Owatonna, Faribault, Albert Lea, Waseca, Blooming Prairie, Medford,
New Richland, Morristown, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Alden, and
Glenville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 66, and near mile marker
68.
 Interstate 90 between mile markers 143 and 173.
 U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 149 and 182.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4363 9365 4384 9365 4385 9375 4404 9376
      4420 9361 4420 9352 4428 9352 4449 9332
      4419 9304 4350 9305 4350 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 215DEG 53KT 4392 9378 4341 9347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JPC