Severe storm warning for greater St. Cloud area

(Update: 9:50 pm. Storm warning now includes St. Cloud and immediate suburbs...potential for golfball size hail and wind gusts over 65 mph. We can't rule out an isolated tornado - remember that a tornado watch is still posted until 11 pm).

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 943 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
COLD SPRING...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ST NICHOLAS...
ST JOSEPH...
PLEASANT LAKE...
WAITE PARK...
KIMBALL...
LUXEMBURG...
ST CLOUD...
ST AUGUSTA...
FAIRHAVEN...
SOUTH HAVEN...
CLEARWATER...