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WWUS53 KMPX 152045
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
345 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
MNC009-097-145-152100-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-250515T2100Z/
BENTON MN-MORRISON MN-STEARNS MN-
345 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
BENTON, SOUTH CENTRAL MORRISON AND NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES...
AT 345 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RICE, OR 16 MILES NORTH OF ST. CLOUD, MOVING NORTH
AT 45 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...
SARTELL, ROYALTON, BOWLUS, RICE AND ST. STEPHEN.
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 4590 9447 4588 9412 4565 9415 4569 9430
4583 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 176DEG 36KT 4567 9427
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
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