| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Steele |
| Effective | 6/23/2026, 7:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/23/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 7:24PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Owatonna, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Owatonna Airport, Owatonna, Merton, Rice Lake State Park and Bixby.
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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