WUUS53 KMPX 232346 SVRMPX MNC047-147-240030- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0048.260423T2346Z-260424T0030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 646 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Steele County in south central Minnesota... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albert Lea, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Weather station reported. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albert Lea, Glenville, Myre Big Island State Park, Manchester, Albert Lea Airport, Hayward, Clarks Grove, Hollandale, Geneva, Ellendale, Steele Center, Blooming Prairie and Bixby. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced damaging winds and is capable of producing large hail. && LAT...LON 4385 9332 4407 9305 4368 9305 4356 9328 4371 9350 TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 219DEG 29KT 4368 9332 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BPH