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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
615 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

MNZ069-070-075>077-083-240015-
Dakota MN-Scott MN-Rice MN-Nicollet MN-Le Sueur MN-Blue Earth MN-
615 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH...
NORTHWESTERN RICE...SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET...SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA...LE
SUEUR AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
North Mankato, or 6 miles northwest of Mankato, moving northeast at
45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
  Skyline, North Mankato, Mankato, Oshawa, St. Peter, Kasota, Ottawa,
  Cleveland, Le Sueur, Le Center, Montgomery, Belle Plaine, New
  Prague, Jordan, Helena, Lonsdale, Webster and Elko New Market.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4423 9421 4443 9400 4447 9391 4452 9389
      4454 9391 4455 9389 4460 9389 4463 9384
      4464 9376 4468 9369 4453 9317 4410 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 229DEG 37KT 4422 9406

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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