Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
933 WWUS83 KMPX 241103 SPSMPX 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. && 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 $$ JPC