Severe Threat Eases Over Metro Area (Warnings Continue Over Wisconsin)

9:20 Tornado Warning Until 10 PM for Polk, Barron, Dunn and St. Croix counties - strong rotation still showing up on Doppler radar, although most communities will see straight-line winds (50-80 mph) and marble to golf ball size hail.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
911 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
SOUTHWESTERN BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 910 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 2 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WANDEROOS...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
AMERY...
RICE LAKE...
DERONDA...
DEER PARK...
CYLON...
RANGE...
CLEAR LAKE...
FOREST...
TURTLE LAKE...
CONNORSVILLE...
PRAIRIE FARM...
RIDGELAND...