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Issued: 10:42 AM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT... At 542 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Fairmont, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fairmont, Blue Earth, Elmore, East Chain and Wilbert. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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