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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
712 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN WATONWAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.
* AT 712 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WELCOME, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRMONT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
NORTHROP, TRUMAN AND LEWISVILLE.
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 4385 9454 4401 9444 4386 9419 4385 9421
4385 9425 4383 9425 4367 9452 4373 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 219DEG 27KT 4373 9454
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
DYE
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