⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Watonwan – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 9:01PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 901 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Butterfield, or 21 miles southwest of New Ulm,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Sveadahl, St. James, La Salle, St James Airport, Grogan, Madelia
and Lewisville.

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.