⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Brown, MN; Redwood, MN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 8:21PM CDT until August 20 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

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The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Brown County in south central Minnesota…
Southeastern Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota…

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 821 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Lamberton, or 17 miles south of Redwood Falls, moving southeast
at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Wanda, Lamberton, Sanborn, Springfield and Comfrey.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.