Sunday, June 21, 2009

New Tornado Warnings far southern MN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
811 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

MNC043-047-220215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090622T0215Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
811 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
FREEBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES...

AT 806 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR WALTERS OR
NORTH OF KIESTER.

AT 810 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WALTERS...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIESTER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MANSFIELD...ALDEN...
CONGER...MANCHESTER AND ALBERT LEA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OR PRODUCING TORNADOES.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

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