Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 05:00

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 7:00AM CDT until July 20 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:00am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
SVRMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... Southern Steele County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Waseca County in south central Minnesota... * Until 745 AM CDT. * At 700 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 13 miles north of Blooming Prairie to near New Richland, or along a line from 12 miles east of Owatonna to 16 miles southwest of Owatonna, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Otisco, Lemond, Hope, Rice Lake State Park, New Richland, Steele Center, Ellendale, Bixby, Hartland, Blooming Prairie, Geneva, Clarks Grove, Hollandale, Albert Lea Airport, Myre Big Island State Park, Albert Lea, Hayward, Glenville, Myrtle and London.
Instruction: 
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
Area Description: 
Freeborn, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN