| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Blue Earth; Faribault |
| Effective | 8/8/2026, 9:58:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/8/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 9:58PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Amboy, or 19 miles south of Mankato, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Amboy, Mapleton, Easton and Minnesota Lake.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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