Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Nerstrand, MN ∙ Faribault, MN ∙ Faribault Municipal Arpt, MN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 629 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Rice County in south central Minnesota... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Faribault, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Faribault, Nerstrand, Ruskin, Faribault Airport, and Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 56 and 61. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4428 9338 4434 9335 4440 9304 4425 9304 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 262DEG 24KT 4434 9328 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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