Severe Storm Warnings (hail, winds may gust over 65 mph, flood risk)

Severe Storm Risk This Morning. NWS Doppler radar at 9:05 am shows severe storms in the Little Falls/Brainerd area, capable of 1-2" diameter hail and damaging winds over 65 mph; an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. This cluster of severe storms is moving southeast at 20, and may impact the Twin Cities between 9:45 am and 11 am. The latest from the NWS:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN MILLE LACS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT

* AT 850 AM 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 NEAR PIERZ...OR
  ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF LITTLE FALLS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MILACA...
  BUCKMAN...
  LITTLE ROCK...
  MORRILL...
  MAYHEW...
  GILMAN...
  PARENT...
  FOLEY...
  RONNEBY...
  FORESTON...
  PEASE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

* Flash Flood Warnings posted for Morrison and Mille Lacs counties - some 3.5" rainfall amounts reported. Details from the NWS here.