Tornado Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 24, 2006, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2006, 6:45 PM CDT

In force

66 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Le Sueur County, MN

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000 
WFUS53 KMPX 242239
TORMPX
MNC079-242345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0011.060824T2239Z-060824T2345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 536 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 21
  MILES WEST OF LE CENTER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF ST PETER. RADAR
  SHOWED THE TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LE CENTER...
  ST PETER...
  CLEVELAND...
  KASOTA...

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO A 
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED

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.

LAT...LON 4437 9392 4425 9402 4425 9357 4445 9371

$$

KAT

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 242249
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
549 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

MNC079-242345-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060824T2345Z/
LE SUEUR MN-
549 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR LE SUEUR 
COUNTY...

AT 547 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 3 MILES WEST OF ST PETER. IF 
YOU LIVE IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF ST PETER...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY 
THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF 
NICOLLET.

AT 544 PM CDT...THE TORNADO PRODUCING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 
LOCATED OVER EXTREME EAST CENTRAL NICOLLET COUNTY...OR JUST WEST OF 
ST PETER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

ST PETER IS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LE CENTER AND KASOTA.

LAT...LON 4437 9392 4425 9402 4425 9357 4445 9371

$$

KAT

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 242301
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
601 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

MNC079-242345-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060824T2345Z/
LE SUEUR MN-
601 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR LE SUEUR
COUNTY...

AT 549 PM CDT...A TORNADO REMAINED ON THE GROUND TO THE EAST 
SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF ST PETER...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. 
THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY RAIN WRAPPED...MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE 
BEFORE IT HITS. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF 
THIS DANGEROUS TORNADO THIS TORNADO HAS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN BOTH 
NICOLLET AND LE SUEUR COUNTIES

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LE CENTER...CLEVELAND.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DAMAGING TORNADO

LAT...LON 4437 9392 4425 9402 4425 9357 4445 9371

$$

KAT

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