734  
WWUS83 KMPX 232300  
SPSMPX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
600 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
MNZ084-085-092-093-240000-  
STEELE MN-WASECA MN-FREEBORN MN-FARIBAULT MN-  
600 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FARIBAULT
 
NORTHWESTERN  
FREEBORN...SOUTHERN WASECA AND SOUTHWESTERN STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 7  
PM CDT...  
 
AT 600 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
ELMORE, OR 24 MILES EAST OF FAIRMONT, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
ELMORE, FROST, BRICELYN, KIESTER, BRUSH CREEK, MANSFIELD, EASTON,  
WELLS, CONGER, ALDEN, MINNESOTA LAKE, FREEBORN, ALBERT LEA,  
WALDORF, HARTLAND, NEW RICHLAND, OTISCO, CLARKS GROVE, GENEVA AND  
HOLLANDALE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4350 9419 4385 9386 4385 9377 4394 9377  
4399 9372 4378 9306 4350 9364  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 222DEG 33KT 4354 9401  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
CTG  
 
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