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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
146 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

MNZ077-085-071915-
Rice MN-Steele MN-
146 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RICE AND STEELE
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...

At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Owatonna, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
  Owatonna, Faribault, Blooming Prairie, Medford, Ellendale, Warsaw,
  Nerstrand, Clinton Falls, Merton, Moland, Hope, Deerfield, Owatonna
  Airport, Ruskin, Rice Lake State Park, Steele Center, Bixby,
  Faribault Airport and Nerstrand Big Woods State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4420 9343 4434 9347 4434 9304 4420 9304
      4420 9305 4385 9305 4385 9334 4410 9341
      4420 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 190DEG 11KT 4411 9317

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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