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...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RAMSEY... NORTHEASTERN HENNEPIN AND ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1059 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COON RAPIDS...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...BROOKLYN PARK...BLAINE...SPRING LAKE PARK...BROOKLYN CENTER...LEXINGTON...CRYSTAL...FRIDLEY...CIRCLE PINES...MOUNDS VIEW...LINO LAKES...ROBBINSDALE...CENTERVILLE AND HILLTOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
Looking at the images at the top of the page, VIL's (parameter indicating hail) are very high in the region specified, indicating very large hail may be occurring.
Below is an image depicting maximum hail sizes could reach 2 inches.
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