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WFUS53 KFSD 172312
TORFSD
MNC063-172345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0006.130517T2312Z-130517T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
612 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 610 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKEFIELD...
AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4358 9501 4355 9525 4377 9526 4380 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 350DEG 12KT 4370 9516
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN
SCHUMACHER
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