| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN |
| Effective | 8/20/2026, 6:16:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/20/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 6:16PM CDT until August 20 at 7:00PM 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…
West Central Renville County in central Minnesota…
Northwestern Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota…
Southeastern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota…
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hanley Falls,
or 15 miles south of Montevideo, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Hazel Run, Hanley Falls, Granite Falls Airport, Wood Lake, Upper
Sioux Agency State Park, Echo, Vesta, Belview, Lucan, Seaforth and
Delhi.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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