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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2026, 7:24 PM CDT for Steele County, Minnesota. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2026, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Steele County, MN
The radar
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 MNZ052-053-060>063-069-070-076>078-083>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-241700- Isanti-Chisago-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Scott-Dakota- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...southeast Minnesota... northwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening, with primary hazards of lightning and occasionally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorm chances increase again Saturday night and Monday. Some severe thunderstorms are possible. Heat and humidity will increase beginning Sunday and will continue into next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. MNZ041>045-047>051-054>059-064>068-073>075-082-241700- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan- 1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota... southwest Minnesota and west central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening. A few storms may approach severe limits with large hail and damaging winds. A few weak and brief spin-ups are possible with any of the more organized storms that develop as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorm chances increase again Saturday night and Monday. Some severe thunderstorms are possible. Heat and humidity will increase beginning Sunday and will continent next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. BED
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
537 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0528 PM Hail 6 S Belle Plaine 44.54N 93.75W
06/23/2026 M1.00 Inch Le Sueur MN Trained Spotter
One inch hail with average size of dimes.
Lasted for a couple of minutes and created
piles of hail on side of the road. Report
relayed via Spotter Network.
&&
JMSLocal storm report, Jun 23, 6:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
607 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM Hail 7 NNW Cosmos 45.03N 94.76W
06/23/2026 M1.75 Inch Meeker MN Trained Spotter
Spotter reported everything from half dollar
to golf ball sized hail along the county
line.
&&
JMSLocal storm report, Jun 23, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
616 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM Hail 6 NNW Cosmos 45.02N 94.75W
06/23/2026 M2.50 Inch Meeker MN Trained Spotter
&&
JMSLocal storm report, Jun 23, 6:38 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
638 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM Hail 2 E Cosmos 44.93N 94.66W
06/23/2026 M2.00 Inch Meeker MN Public
Report relayed via social media with a
picture.
&&
JMSSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 7:02 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
702 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNZ066-067-240030-
McLeod MN-Sibley MN-
702 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCLEOD AND WESTERN
SIBLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
At 702 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southwest of Stewart, or 18 miles southwest of Hutchinson,
moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stewart, Fernando, Gibbon, Winthrop and New Auburn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4467 9463 4472 9460 4472 9450 4473 9450
4467 9416 4446 9433 4446 9437 4458 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 300DEG 26KT 4466 9454
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
NDCSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 7:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
724 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MNZ085-240045-
Steele MN-
724 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN STEELE COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM CDT...
At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Owatonna, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Owatonna Airport, Owatonna, Merton, Rice Lake State Park and Bixby.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4407 9333 4420 9317 4420 9312 4417 9305
4391 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 300DEG 31KT 4409 9318
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville, Sibley | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 24 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.