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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
724 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

MNZ085-093-010100-
Steele MN-Freeborn MN-
724 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FREEBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN STEELE
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Albert Lea, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Albert Lea, Blooming Prairie, Clarks Grove, Glenville, Geneva,
Emmons, London, Hollandale, Hayward, Twin Lakes, Manchester, and
Myrtle.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 22.
 Interstate 90 between mile markers 151 and 173.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4372 9350 4391 9305 4350 9305 4350 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 242DEG 40KT 4369 9339

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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