Tornado Warning close to St. Cloud

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
500 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 458 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HAWICK...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PAYNESVILLE...
MANANNAH...
EDEN VALLEY...
ST NICHOLAS...
COLD SPRING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.