Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
645 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025

MNZ076-077-084-085-280030-
Waseca MN-Rice MN-Le Sueur MN-Steele MN-
645 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASECA...
SOUTHWESTERN RICE...SOUTHEASTERN LE SUEUR AND NORTHWESTERN STEELE
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Le Center, or 18 miles northeast of Mankato,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Faribault, Waterville, Morristown, Warsaw, Kilkenny, Deerfield and
  Sakatah Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4428 9378 4437 9374 4440 9335 4413 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 278DEG 21KT 4431 9369

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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