⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Olmsted, MN; Wabasha, MN – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 1:55PM CDT until August 18 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota…
Southwestern Wabasha County in southeastern Minnesota…

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 154 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oronoco, or
10 miles north of Rochester, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Elgin around 220 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include South
Troy, Ringe, Rattelsnake Point, County Roads 79 And 2, Potsdam,
Century High School, and Highway 52 And County 14.

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 222 and
225.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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