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Possible Tornado East of Spicer (people in Litchfield should take cover)
Posted by: Paul Douglas Updated: June 17, 2012 - 9:15 PM
Tornado Threatens Litchfield and Atwater. NWS (storm relative velocity, showing wind circulations) at 9:12 pm. Latest warning:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
906 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 902 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO AND STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE
MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF KANDIYOHI...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPICER...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
LITCHFIELD...
KANDIYOHI...
ATWATER...
GROVE CITY...
DARWIN...
CEDAR MILLS...
DASSEL...
STROUT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
Batten Down The Hatches. There's no way these (very severe) storms will miss the metro - evidence of winds over 70, an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. NWS Doppler at 9:15 pm.
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