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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
913 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

MNZ084-085-093-070330-
Freeborn MN-Waseca MN-Steele MN-
913 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WASECA...
NORTHEASTERN FREEBORN AND STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CST...

At 913 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Owatonna, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Public reports pea-sized to half inch hail near New
         Richland, MN.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Medford, Ellendale, Lemond, Clinton
  Falls, Merton, Moland, Hope, Steele Center, Owatonna Airport, Bixby
  and Rice Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4385 9349 4399 9339 4416 9329 4420 9308
      4420 9305 4383 9305 4383 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 227DEG 51KT 4409 9319

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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