Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Olmsted, Mower & Fillmore Counties

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mitchell County in north central Iowa...
  Southwestern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota...
  Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...
  Northwestern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 810 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Rochester to near Manly, moving southeast at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Rochester, Stewartville, Lyle, and Rose Creek around 815 PM CDT.
  Grand Meadow, St. Ansgar, and Adams around 820 PM CDT.
  Stacyville around 825 PM CDT.
  Osage and Spring Valley around 830 PM CDT.
  Chatfield and Le Roy around 835 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Toeterville, Rock Creek, Otranto, Brownville, and Rochester Airport.

People attending the Mower County Fairgrounds  should seek safe
shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and
212.

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 midnight CDT for north
central and northeastern Iowa...and southeastern Minnesota.

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LAT...LON 4369 9305 4385 9271 4385 9268 4386 9268
      4393 9253 4384 9219 4350 9254 4350 9255
      4321 9264 4321 9302 4350 9303 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 294DEG 30KT 4396 9252 4334 9317

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH