Severe thunderstorm warning issued for southwestern Minnesota


Audio|Source: Cottonwood County Area NOAA Weather Radio
02:19
Transcript:
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota until midnight. At 11:19 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Leota, or 15 miles southwest of Slayton, moving southeast at 30 miles an hour. Hazard: 60 miles an hour wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Source: radar indicated. Impact: hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Wilmont and Lismore around 11:25 p.m. Other locations in the path of this thunderstorm include Falda. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Repeating, a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until midnight Monday for the following counties in Minnesota: Nobles, Heimstone, Rock and Murray. This severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Cottonwood County is cancelled. The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight for southwestern Minnesota. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 11:45 p.m. for southeastern Oceola, Dickinson, northern Clay and eastern Jackson counties. At 11:21 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Butterfield to 9 miles northeast of Hartley, moving southeast at 35 miles an hour. Hazard: 60 miles an hour wind gusts. Source: trained weather spotters reported 3-inch tree limbs and trees down in Spirit Lake around 10:45 p.m. Impact: expects damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near Spirit Lake, Jackson in Jackson County, Milford, Arnold's Park, Okabogi, Orleans, Wampagin, and West Okobogi around 11:25 p.m.
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Jeffers, MN 56145
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