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NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MNSV.W 0132June 30, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault and 2 more, MN

The National Weather Service office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault and 2 more in Minnesota, which was in force until 3:45 a.m. local time on June 30. It was the 132nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued in 2026. Minnesota had 141 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 2026, against 119 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued2:46 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
In force2:46 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
Expired3:45 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026

In force for 59 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Area
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault and 2 more
State
Minnesota
Level
Warning
Issued
2:46 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
Expires
3:45 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KMPX SV.W 0132
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota since 2008Every warning type in Minnesota

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The notice as issued

SVRMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Brown County in south central Minnesota... Western Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Martin County in south central Minnesota... Watonwan County in south central Minnesota... * Until 345 AM CDT. * At 246 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 19 miles south of Lamberton to 19 miles southwest of Ceylon, or along a line from 41 miles south of Redwood Falls to 30 miles southwest of Fairmont, moving northeast at 50 to 60 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... Sherburn, Trimont, Welcome, Butterfield, Comfrey, Springfield, Fairmont, St. James, Truman, Sleepy Eye, Madelia, Hanska, Elmore, Winnebago, Blue Earth, Amboy, Lake Crystal, New Ulm, Good Thunder and Mapleton.

What the agency told people to do

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The record around this notice