At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gary, or 14 miles northeast of Clear Lake, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include. Madison, Dawson, Cerro Gordo, Madison Airport, and Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area. This includes the following highways. U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 1 and 27. U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 97 and 111.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 379 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA KANDIYOHI RENVILLE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REDWOOD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE POPE STEVENS SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MORRIS, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, AND WILLMAR.