Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Olmsted, Fillmore Counties

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Howard County in northeastern Iowa...
  Chickasaw County in northeastern Iowa...
  Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota...
  Western Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 523 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Hayfield to near Adams to near Riceville to
  near Clarksville, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Nashua, Elma, and Ionia around 530 PM CDT.
  Rochester, Stewartville, Spring Valley, and Lime Springs around
  535 PM CDT.
  New Hampton, Wykoff, and Jerico around 540 PM CDT.
  Cresco, Chatfield, Fredericksburg, Lawler, and Fountain around 545
  PM CDT.
  Preston, Eyota, Dover, and Protivin around 550 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vernon
Springs County Park, Forestville State Park, Vernon Springs, County
Roads 9 And 10, Bradford, Potsdam, and Chickasaw.

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 205 and
232.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa...and southeastern Minnesota.

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LAT...LON 4419 9267 4420 9233 4411 9232 4410 9208
      4292 9208 4291 9255 4349 9255 4350 9245
      4383 9245 4384 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 251DEG 52KT 4387 9279 4361 9266 4333 9260 4284
9272

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH