THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…
EASTERN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 425 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICEVILLE…
AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
LE ROY AROUND 440 PM CDT.
GRAND MEADOW AROUND 500 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE COUNTY V 10 AND 40TH STREET…
BAILEY…LAKE LOUISE STATE PARK…TAOPI…COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8…
COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 3…HIGHWAYS 63 AND 16…INTERSTATE 90 AND COUNTY
1…HAMILTON AND RACINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.