Special Weather Statement for Rice; Waseca; Steele
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What is happening
At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Waseca, or 11 miles southwest of Owatonna, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Waseca, or 11 miles southwest of Owatonna, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Owatonna, Waseca, Medford, Lemond, Clinton Falls, Merton, Moland, Hope, Owatonna Airport and Rice Lake State Park.
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Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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