The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for western Stearns County at 11:30 Monday night and it stayed in affect until 12:15 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Much of Minnesota hasn't seen much severe weather so far this year, but that wasn't the case for one lake which saw hail the size of baseballs fall Wednesday.
About 2:30AM, a strong thunderstorm with some strong winds was in the area. It seemed to last about an hour, according to notes from NOAA website.
Winds in the Albert Lea and Austin area were around 35-40 mph. Rainfall in Austin was just over 1-1/2 inches
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