Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 21: Tornado Warning- St. Paul Park, MN


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTH CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 216 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS NEAR ROSEMOUNT...
  OR OVER ROSEMOUNT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ROSEMOUNT...
  ST PAUL PARK...
  INVER GROVE HEIGHTS...
  EAGAN...
  NEWPORT...
  SUNFISH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

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