Thursday, June 18, 2009

Tornado warning Alexandria area

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
227 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 225 PM CDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE STORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS NEAR
ALEXANDRIA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF FORADA...AND MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CARLOS...
NELSON...
BELLE RIVER...
OSAKIS...

Greatest threat now is west of St. Cloud - but strong/severe storms are likely closer to the Twin Cities by late afternoon or evening. The potential for hail/isolated tornadoes is high today - I do expect a tornado watch to be issued close to home, with warnings issued for specific counties later in the day, closer to the dinner hour. Check back in for more updates...

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