Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
859 WWUS83 KMPX 190126 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 826 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 MNZ084-085-092-093-190230- Steele MN-Waseca MN-Freeborn MN-Faribault MN- 826 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FREEBORN...FARIBAULT...STEELE AND WASECA COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT... At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Easton, or 25 miles west of Albert Lea, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca, Blue Earth, Wells, Janesville, Blooming Prairie, Winnebago, Medford, New Richland, Clarks Grove, and Ellendale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 49. Interstate 90 between mile markers 113 and 173. U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 145 and 182. U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 1 and 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4384 9425 4385 9377 4420 9376 4419 9305 4350 9305 4350 9425 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 240DEG 41KT 4369 9388 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CTG