WWUS83 KARX 240022

SPSARX



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service La Crosse WI

722 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

 

MNZ086-087-094-240100-

Olmsted MN-Dodge MN-Mower MN-

722 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OLMSTED...NORTH

CENTRAL MOWER AND DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...



At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 6 miles east of Medford to near Claremont to

near Brownsdale. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Strong thunderstorms will be near...

  Hayfield and Claremont around 725 PM CDT.

  Dodge Center and West Concord around 730 PM CDT.

  Mantorville and Kasson around 740 PM CDT.

  Byron around 745 PM CDT.



Other locations impacted by these storms include County Roads 20 And

5, Oslo, Danesville, Concord, Eden, Highway 57 And 570th Street,

County Roads 6 And 15, Salem Corners, Rock Dell, and County Roads 5

And 6.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for

southeastern Minnesota.



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LAT...LON 4420 9305 4420 9258 4397 9253 4378 9286

      4397 9302 4402 9305

TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 228DEG 28KT 4417 9312 4398 9302 4378 9290 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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