| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Waseca; Steele; Faribault; Freeborn |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 4:09:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 4:09PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain and minor
flooding over Ellendale, or 14 miles north of Albert Lea, and is
stationary.
Locations impacted include…
Wells, Blooming Prairie, Winnebago, New Richland, Clarks Grove,
Ellendale, Minnesota Lake, Geneva, Hartland, Hollandale, Freeborn,
Waldorf, Easton, Delavan, Otisco, Hope, Manchester, Matawan, Baroda
and Steele Center.
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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