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WFUS53 KMPX 180236
TORMPX
MNC043-091-180315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0013.260518T0236Z-260518T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
936 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT.
* AT 936 PM CDT, A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SHERBURN TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELMORE IN NORTHERN IOWA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 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.
* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CEYLON AROUND 940 PM CDT.
FAIRMONT AND WELCOME AROUND 945 PM CDT.
ELMORE AROUND 955 PM CDT.
BLUE EARTH AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
FROST AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE WILBERT, DUNNELL,
EAST CHAIN, FAIRMONT AIRPORT AND IMOGENE.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
LAT...LON 4350 9483 4351 9485 4357 9485 4370 9453
4375 9404 4368 9382 4350 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 244DEG 46KT 4356 9479 4346 9447 4328 9432
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MPG
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