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UPDATED: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Expires
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Wednesday night.
UPDATED: 10 p.m.
The warning has expired.
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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Rice County.
The warning is in effect until 10 p.m.
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Rice County emergency officials are reporting dime-sized hail and downed tree limbs.
According to the National Weather Service:
* at 915 PM CDT... radar indicated a severe thunderstorm... capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds of 60 mph. This storm was located near Dundas... or about 10 miles north of Faribault... and moving east at 30 mph.
Locations in the warning include...Â
Faribault...Â
Dundas...Â
Northfield...Â
Ruskin...Â
Nerstrand...Â
Stanton...Â
Dennison...Â
Kenyon...Â
Cannon Falls...Â
Bombay...Â
Wastedo...Â
Hader...Â
Wanamingo...Â
Zumbrota...Â
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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