| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dakota |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 1:32:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 1:32AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 132 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Farmington, or 12 miles north of Northfield, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Lakeville, Farmington, Castle Rock, Hampton, Randolph, Vermillion,
Miesville, New Trier and Lakeville Airport.
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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