⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dodge; Olmsted; Mower – Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 28 at 5:32PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hayfield, or 13 miles northeast of Austin, moving northeast at 50
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Rochester around 550 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Oslo, Sargeant, County
Roads 1 And 7, County Roads 3 And 108, County Roads 6 And 15, Salem
Corners, Highway 52 And County 14, Rock Dell, Rochester Airport, and
Kings Park.

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 202 and
212.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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