Update: tornado warning expired
Update: 5:03p.m.Update from the National Weather Service:The Tornado Warning for Southwestern Rice and east central Le Sueur counties has expired.The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire. However, it has potential to Restrengthen and will continue to monitor the progress of this storm.A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 10:00 PM CDT For south central Minnesota.
Tornado Warning issued for Le Sueur County, MN
https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/56069:4:US…
Issuing Office: Minneapolis
Source: The National Weather Service
4:04pm CDT, Tue Jun 14
TORNADO WARNING FROM 4:04PM CDT TUE UNTIL 4:45PM CDT TUE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 404 PM CDT... A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WATERVILLE... OR 12 MILES WEST OF FARIBAULT... MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD... DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE... WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MONTGOMERY AROUND 445 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE KILKENNY. TO REPEAT... A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID 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.
