⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rice; Waseca; Steele – Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Waseca, or 11 miles southwest of Owatonna, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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…
Owatonna, Waseca, Medford, Lemond, Clinton Falls, Merton, Moland,
Hope, Owatonna Airport and Rice Lake State Park.

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.