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UPDATED: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northfield Expires
Severe weather made its way through Rice County on Sunday night.
UPDATED: 9:45 p.m.
The severe thunderstorm warning has expired.
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A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 9:45 p.m. Sunday.
According to the National Weather Service:
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 945 PM CDT *
AT 837 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KILKENNY...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF FARIBAULT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... LONSDALE... VESELI... DUNDAS... WEBSTER... NORTHFIELD... CASTLE ROCK... LAKEVILLE... RANDOLPH... FARMINGTON... BURNSVILLE... HAMPTON... APPLE VALLEY... COATES... VERMILLION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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