Elkton, MN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

MN
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DAKOTA               DODGE               FILLMORE
FREEBORN             GOODHUE             HOUSTON
MOWER                OLMSTED             RICE
STEELE               WABASHA             WASECA
WASHINGTON           WINONA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
507 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

FLOYD                 MITCHELL

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

ALLAMAKEE             CHICKASAW             CLAYTON
FAYETTE               HOWARD                WINNESHIEK

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

DODGE                 FILLMORE              HOUSTON
MOWER                 OLMSTED               WABASHA
WINONA

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN

CLARK

IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

TAYLOR

IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN

CRAWFORD              GRANT                 RICHLAND
VERNON

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

BUFFALO               JACKSON               LA CROSSE
MONROE                TREMPEALEAU

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARCADIA, AUSTIN,
BLACK RIVER FALLS, CALEDONIA, CHARLES CITY, CRESCO, DECORAH,
DODGE CENTER, ELKADER, LA CROSSE, MEDFORD, NEILLSVILLE,
NEW HAMPTON, OELWEIN, OSAGE, PLATTEVILLE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN,
PRESTON, RICHLAND CENTER, ROCHESTER, SPARTA, TOMAH, VIROQUA,
WABASHA, WAUKON, WHITEHALL, AND WINONA.

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Mower and
southwestern Dodge Counties through 400 PM CDT...

At 323 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hayward, or 8 miles east of Albert Lea, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Austin around 340 PM CDT.
Brownsdale around 345 PM CDT.
Hayfield around 355 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Oslo, and Sargeant.

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and
199.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Minnesota.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH