Severe storm warnings south/west of the Twin Cities

Update: 12:50 pm. Severe storms with strong/violent straight-line winds are raging across southern Minnesota. This first batch of severe storms will probably pass off just south of the Twin Cities, affecting the far southern suburbs like Faribault, Waseca and even Northfield. The risk of tornadoes is low, the real threat is violent straight-line winds.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1243 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

MNC015-091-165-231830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090623T1830Z/
BROWN MN-WATONWAN MN-MARTIN MN-
1243 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR MARTIN...WATONWAN AND BROWN COUNTIES...

AT 1242 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF COMFREY TO TRIMONT TO 10
MILES SOUTH OF DUNNELL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FAIRMONT...
FOXLAKE...ECHOLS...WELCOME...ST JAMES...CEYLON...WILBERT...SOUTH
BRANCH...GROGAN...LA SALLE...TRUMAN...NORTHROP AND LEWISVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.