⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Nicollet; Blue Earth; Waseca; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn – Sunday, June 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 7:04AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 704 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Nicollet to 6 miles west of Elmore,
or extending from 9 miles northwest of Mankato to 16 miles southeast
of Fairmont, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40-50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Courtland, Lake Crystal, Amboy, Winnebago, Nicollet, Good Thunder,
Blue Earth, Mankato, North Mankato, Mapleton, Elmore, Minnesota
Lake, St. Clair, Eagle Lake, Madison Lake, Wells, Janesville,
Elysian, Alden and Waseca.

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.