⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rice; Waseca; Steele; Freeborn – Monday, July 20, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:39AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 639 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Medford to near Waseca, or
extending from 6 miles north of Owatonna to 19 miles west of
Owatonna, moving south at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Deerfield, Janesville, Waseca, Medford, Clinton Falls, Moland,
Merton, Owatonna, Lemond, Hope, Otisco, New Richland, Ellendale,
Geneva, Hartland, Freeborn, Blooming Prairie, Clarks Grove and
Hollandale.

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.