Severe Storm Warning St. Cloud Area

Severe Storm Warning. NWS Doppler radar at 11:11 am. Storms rumbling across central Minnesota are severe (unusual for the late morning/midday hours), but this has been a very unusual summer. Here's the latest from the NWS:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1053 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 1048 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST ROSA TO ELROSA
  TO BELGRADE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
  ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ST CLOUD...
  FREEPORT...
  NEW MUNICH...
  BELGRADE...
  ST ROSA...
  MELROSE...
  GEORGEVILLE...
  LAKE HENRY...
  ALBANY...
  HOLDINGFORD...
  FARMING...
  PAYNESVILLE...
  AVON...
  ROSCOE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE
A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.