⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Faribault; Freeborn – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 10:35PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1035 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 6 miles north of Bricelyn, or 21 miles west of Albert
Lea, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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…
Wells, Baroda, Brush Creek, Walters, Mansfield, Frost, Bricelyn,
Kiester and Elmore.

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.