⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Brown, MN; Redwood, MN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 7:43PM CDT until August 20 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

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The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Brown County in south central Minnesota…
Central Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota…

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wabasso, or
11 miles southwest of Redwood Falls, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Vesta, Seaforth, Lucan, Wabasso, Wanda, Clements, Morgan, Sanborn,
Springfield, Evan, Cobden and Sleepy Eye.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

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