Special Weather Statement 03/06/2026 08:06 Minnesota

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 10:06AM CST by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 6, 2026 - 8:06am
Expires: 
March 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Description: 
At 1006 AM CST, automated weather observations reported gusty showers over Kasson, or near Mantorville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Automated weather observations. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rochester, Dodge Center, Mantorville, Kasson, Stewartville, Byron, St. Charles, Plainview, Chatfield, Eyota, Hayfield, Oronoco, Elgin, West Concord, Dover, Claremont, Marion, High Forest, Wasioja, and Pleasant Grove. This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 206 and 232.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Mower
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov