| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Renville; Sibley; Brown; Nicollet |
| Effective | 6/23/2026, 8:41:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/23/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 8:41PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Gibbon, or 12 miles northwest of New Ulm, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Fairfax, Fort Ridgely State Park, Gibbon, St George, New Ulm, New
Ulm Airport, Lafayette, Flandrau State Park and Klossner.
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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