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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2025, 9:39 PM CDT for Le Sueur County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2025, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2025, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Le Sueur County, MN, Waseca County, MN
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In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 806 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025 MNZ092-130200- Faribault MN- 806 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CDT... At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles west of Elmore, or 16 miles southeast of Fairmont, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Blue Earth, Elmore and Frost. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 4362 9425 4366 9391 4350 9391 4350 9425 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 269DEG 12KT 4353 9418 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH Dunleavy
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 11:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Kandiyohi | 2 hr |
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