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WWUS53 KMPX 151933
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
233 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
MNC003-053-123-151945-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-250515T1945Z/
ANOKA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-
233 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR ANOKA,
NORTHEAST HENNEPIN AND EAST HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES...
AT 233 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FRIDLEY, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MOVING
NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINNEAPOLIS, BROOKLYN PARK, COON RAPIDS, BLAINE, BROOKLYN CENTER,
FRIDLEY, SHOREVIEW, CHAMPLIN, NEW BRIGHTON, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS,
MOUNDS VIEW, ST. ANTHONY, SPRING LAKE PARK, CRYSTAL, ROBBINSDALE,
LEXINGTON, HILLTOP, BLAINE AIRPORT AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT
BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME,
OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HIGHWAY OVERPASSES ARE NOT SAFE SHELTERS. IF YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE
AWAY FROM THE TORNADO, AS A LAST RESORT, ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND
LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4516 9335 4518 9335 4517 9316 4501 9324
4502 9332 4504 9332 4504 9334 4507 9334
4507 9335
PARTITION...327053 627053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 184DEG 41KT 4498 9327
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
DYE
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