Princeton, MN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
417 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON                KANDIYOHI             MCLEOD
MEEKER                MORRISON              RENVILLE
SHERBURNE             SIBLEY                STEARNS
TODD                  WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

MILLE LACS

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BROWN                 NICOLLET              WATONWAN

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

REDWOOD

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA              DOUGLAS               LAC QUI PARLE
POPE                  STEVENS               SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, ELK RIVER,
GAYLORD, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO,
MORRIS, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, PRINCETON, REDWOOD FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS,
ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WILLMAR.

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110.

* WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Renville, Sherburne,
Stearns, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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