| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Martin; Faribault; Freeborn |
| Effective | 8/4/2026, 3:50:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/4/2026, 4:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 4 at 3:50AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 350 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Frost, or 27 miles east of Fairmont, moving northeast at 30 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…
Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Wells, Winnebago, Truman, Minnesota Lake,
Elmore, Alden, Emmons, Bricelyn, Hartland, Freeborn, Mansfield,
Easton, Frost, Delavan, Twin Lakes, Conger, Kiester and Granada.
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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