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NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MNSV.W 0126June 28, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin and 1 more, MN

The National Weather Service office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin and 1 more in Minnesota, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on June 28. It was the 126th 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

Issued5:59 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
In force5:59 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
Expired7:00 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026

In force for 1 hour; 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, Faribault, Martin and 1 more
State
Minnesota
Level
Warning
Issued
5:59 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
Expires
7:00 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KMPX SV.W 0126
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

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

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The notice as issued

SVRMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Martin County in south central Minnesota... Watonwan County in south central Minnesota... * Until 700 AM CDT. * At 559 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 miles southwest of Comfrey to 10 miles southwest of Ceylon, or along a line from 32 miles southwest of New Ulm to 20 miles southwest of Fairmont, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fairmont, St. James, Blue Earth, Lake Crystal, Madelia, Mapleton, Winnebago, Sherburn, Truman, Trimont, Minnesota Lake, Welcome, Elmore, Butterfield, Good Thunder, Amboy, Ceylon, Bricelyn, Vernon Center and Lewisville.

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.

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