Tornado Near Scandia - Warnings Extended Into Wisconsin

9:05 pm. Tornado near Scandia, moving east at 40 mph. People living near Center City, Balsam Lake, Amery and Star Prairie should take cover immediately!

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTHWESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 847 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SCANDIA. RADAR SHOWED THE TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
NEW RICHMOND...
MARINE ON ST CROIX...
OTISVILLE...
SHAFER...
OSCEOLA...
SOMERSET...
TAYLORS FALLS...
DRESSER...
ST CROIX FALLS...
STAR PRAIRIE...
WANDEROOS...
DERONDA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.