| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Martin; Faribault |
| Effective | 8/7/2026, 12:15:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/7/2026, 3:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain and minor
flooding over Winnebago, Huntley, Blue Earth, Delavan, Guckeen,
Frost, and Truman, or 19 miles east of Fairmont, and is stationary.
Locations impacted include…
Blue Earth, Winnebago, Truman, Frost, Delavan, Huntley and Guckeen.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an
alternative route.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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