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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
639 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026

MNZ077-084-085-093-201215-
Rice MN-Waseca MN-Steele MN-Freeborn MN-
639 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FREEBORN...
WASECA...SOUTHEASTERN RICE AND STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CDT...

At 639 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Medford to near Waseca, or
extending from 6 miles north of Owatonna to 19 miles west of
Owatonna, moving south at 40 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 damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Deerfield, Janesville, Waseca, Medford, Clinton Falls, Moland,
  Merton, Owatonna, Lemond, Hope, Otisco, New Richland, Ellendale,
  Geneva, Hartland, Freeborn, Blooming Prairie, Clarks Grove and
  Hollandale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4416 9377 4420 9342 4433 9306 4430 9304
      4420 9304 4420 9305 4380 9305 4377 9313
      4370 9361 4381 9365 4385 9365 4385 9366
      4415 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 340DEG 33KT 4417 9323 4411 9336 4408 9361

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

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NDC