231  
WFUS53 KMPX 210139  
TORMPX  
MNC093-210215-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0022.260821T0139Z-260821T0215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
839 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 839 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF LITCHFIELD, OR 22 MILES NORTH OF  
HUTCHINSON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...  
FOREST CITY, LITCHFIELD, LITCHFIELD AIRPORT, DARWIN, GREENLEAF AND  
DASSEL.  
 
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 4519 9470 4529 9444 4518 9426 4502 9426  
4498 9436 4498 9449  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 308DEG 21KT 4520 9450  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
DYE  
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