THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 230 AM CDT * AT 133 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENWOOD TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BENSON TO APPLETON TO 9 MILES WEST OF MADISON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 90 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...PAYNESVILLE...BIG BEND CITY...DE GRAFF... MILAN...PADUA...MURDOCK...BROOTEN...SUNBURG...ELROSA...KERKHOVEN... WATSON...BELGRADE...SPRING HILL...GEORGEVILLE...PENNOCK...GLUEK... LAKE HENRY AND RAYMOND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && LAT...LON 4516 9586 4524 9557 4541 9529 4542 9514 4558 9514 4561 9510 4545 9460 4490 9524 4489 9548 4478 9549 4501 9587 4514 9602 TIME...MOT...LOC 0637Z 312DEG 28KT 4554 9528 4522 9558 4515 9597 4498 9633 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...90MPH
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:38:53 +0000