Rochester & Surrounding Communities Included in Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 8 a.m. on July 20, 206

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
IAC131-MNC039-045-099-109-201300-
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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Mitchell County in north central Iowa...
Western Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota...
Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...
Dodge County in southeastern Minnesota...
Western Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 800 AM CDT.

* At 705 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rochester to near Blooming Prairie to Hartland,
moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Rochester, Stewartville, and Hayfield around 710 AM CDT.
Austin and Brownsdale around 715 AM CDT.
Grand Meadow around 725 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Spring Valley, Wykoff, Rose Creek, Adams, Lyle and Le Roy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4414 9304 4418 9274 4414 9248 4351 9207
4349 9303 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1205Z 317DEG 38KT 4396 9256 4384 9310 4378 9350

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

LAST UPDATED: 7/20/2026

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