⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rice; Goodhue; Pierce; Pepin – Friday, June 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 19 at 7:16PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Bay City to near Nerstrand, or
extending from 6 miles east of Red Wing to 7 miles south of
Northfield, moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Northfield, Cannon Falls, Stanton, Dundas, Bridgewater, Welch, Red
Wing, Vasa, Bay City, Faribault, Nerstrand, Wacouta, Goodhue,
Kenyon, Frontenac, Stockholm, Wanamingo, Zumbrota, Pepin and Pine
Island.

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.