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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:16 AM Jul. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Dakota County in east central Minnesota... Eastern Rice County in south central Minnesota... Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 1016 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 5 miles south of River Falls to 6 miles northwest of Dundas, or along a line from 5 miles south of River Falls to 6 miles northwest of Northfield, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Northfield, Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Pine Island, Zumbrota, Kenyon, Dundas, Goodhue, Stanton, Wanamingo, Welch, Nerstrand, Frontenac, Vasa, Wacouta, Bellechester, Miesville, Wastedo, Hader and Bombay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing widespread damaging winds. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:03 AM Jul. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Le Sueur County in south central Minnesota... Southwestern Rice County in south central Minnesota... Western Steele County in south central Minnesota... Northern Waseca County in south central Minnesota... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 1003 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cleveland, or 14 miles northeast of Mankato, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Mankato, Owatonna, Faribault, Waseca, Le Center, Eagle Lake, Janesville, Waterville, Medford, Madison Lake, Morristown, Elysian, Warsaw, Cleveland, Lemond, Clinton Falls, Hope, Kilkenny, Deerfield and Sakatah Lake State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:59 AM Jul. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA, SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT, NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR AND NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTIES... At 959 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Belle Plaine, or 26 miles northwest of Faribault, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Northfield, New Prague, Belle Plaine, Jordan, Lonsdale, Montgomery, Webster, Dundas, Bridgewater, Heidelberg, Veseli, Mn Valley State Rec Area, Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area and St Thomas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing widespread damaging winds. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 2:12 AM Jul. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 553 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH LE SUEUR RICE STEELE WASECA IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, OWATONNA, RED WING, AND WASECA.
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