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Heat Advisory
Issued: 5:22 AM Jul. 28, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:15 AM Jul. 28, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARTIN COUNTY UNTIL 1 AM CDT... At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Truman to 16 miles southwest of Sherburn, or extending from 14 miles north of Fairmont to 24 miles southwest of Fairmont, moving southeast at 40 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... Fairmont, Sherburn, Truman, Trimont, Welcome, Ceylon, Granada, East Chain, Northrop, Dunnell, Wilbert, Fairmont Airport, Foxlake and Imogene. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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