⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hennepin; Ramsey; Washington; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire – Saturday, August 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 5:49AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

Following yesterday’s rainfall, patchy dense fog has developed across
portions of eastern and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Visibilities may fall as low as 1/4 mile at times. Conditions are
largely expected to improve by 8am, but fog may persist for a bit
longer in low lying areas.

Instructions

Use low beam headlights, slow down, and be prepared for rapidly
changing visibilities.

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