Thursday, June 18, 2009

Tornadic signature near Rice

(Update: 5:36 pm. No tornado warning posted, but I'm worried about the hook-shape to the cell near Rice. If in doubt head for the basement immediately! The greatest risk seems to be north of St. Cloud, from St. Stephen and Rice eastward to Gilman and Foley.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
513 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 510 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ST STEPHEN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ROYALTON...
ST STEPHEN...
RICE...
SARTELL...
BUCKMAN...
MAYHEW...
LITTLE ROCK...
PARENT...
MORRILL...
GILMAN...
FOLEY...
RUM RIVER...

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