# Special Weather Statement: Waseca; Steele; Freeborn — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-06-28 07:39 ingested 2026-06-28 13:20

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Special Weather Statement — Waseca; Steele; Freeborn
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 739 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near St. Clair to 8 miles south of
Frost, or extending from 8 miles east of Mankato to 29 miles
southeast of Fairmont, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40-50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca, Janesville, Blooming Prairie,
Medford, New Richland, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Alden, Elysian,
Glenville, Geneva, Emmons, Hartland, London, Hollandale, Freeborn,
Hayward and Mansfield.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.