UPDATE: Tornado Warnings Expire; Dakota County Under Tornado Watch

(2:49 update)

A tornado warning issued at 2:21 p.m. for Dakota County has expired.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of Dakota County until 9 p.m.

According to the NWS, there are enough ingredients in place—humidity and spin in the atmosphere—for a few possible tornadoes.

(2:29 update)

The National Weather Service at 2:21 p.m. issued a tornado warning for central Dakota County until 2:45 p.m.

At 2:21 p.m., doppler radar indicated a storm near Rosemount that was capable of producing a tornado. The storm is moving north at 35 mph toward Inver Grove Heights.

This is the same storm that skirted Lakeville and triggered a tornado warning less than an hour ago.

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(2:21 update)

A tornado warning issued at 1:44 p.m. for Dakota County has expired, but the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of Dakota County until 9 p.m.

According to the NWS, there are enough ingredients in place—humidity and spin in the atmosphere—for a few possible tornadoes.

There have not been any confirmed tornado touch downs from the area around Cannon Falls, but Lakeville Patch will continue to monitor the story.

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The National Weather Service at 1:44 p.m. issued a tornado warning for central Dakota County until 2:15 p.m.

At 1:44 p.m., doppler radar indicated a storm near Cannon Falls that was capable of producing a tornado. The storm is moving northwest at 35 mph toward Lakeville.

From the NWS:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
146 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

* AT 144 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 3 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF CANNON FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  CANNON FALLS...
  NEW TRIER...
  RANDOLPH...
  HAMPTON...
  VERMILLION...
  COATES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.