⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Blue Earth; Waseca; Faribault – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 6:14AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 614 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Good Thunder to 11 miles south of
Elmore, or extending from 15 miles south of Mankato to 29 miles
southeast of Fairmont, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Blue Earth, Wells, Mapleton, Minnesota Lake, Elmore, Good Thunder,
Amboy, Bricelyn, Vernon Center, Pemberton, Waldorf, Easton, Frost,
Delavan, Kiester, Brush Creek, Walters, Baroda and Alma City.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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