210  
WFUS53 KMPX 151952  
TORMPX  
MNC145-153-152015-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0017.250515T1952Z-250515T2015Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
252 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
SOUTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 252 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF  
MELROSE, OR 29 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD, MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 2 MILES NE OF  
SPRING HILL AROUND 247PM.  
 
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...  
ST. ANTHONY, MELROSE, FREEPORT, GREY EAGLE, NEW MUNICH, GREENWALD,  
MEIRE GROVE, ST. ROSA, BIRCH LAKES STATE FOREST, PLEASANT BEACH,  
NORTH SHORE AND ST. MARTIN.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4577 9488 4587 9488 4581 9464 4577 9464  
4577 9462 4544 9461 4559 9488  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 180DEG 40KT 4558 9476  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN  
 
 
 
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