Tornado Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 24, 2006, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2006, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KMPX 242215
TORMPX
MNC013-015-242230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0010.060824T2214Z-060824T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
514 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 510 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS OVER BROWN
  COUNTY...OR ABOUT OVER NEW ULM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATION IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SEARLES...
  CAMBRIA...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4429 9452 4418 9433 4424 9433 4430 9444

$$

KAT

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