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Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
Thursday May 12th, 2022 :: 04:40 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Western Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Miner County in east central South Dakota... McCook County in southeastern South Dakota... Northeastern Yankton County in southeastern South Dakota... Hanson County in southeastern South Dakota... Northeastern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota... Southern Moody County in east central South Dakota... Lake County in east central South Dakota... Northern Clay County in southeastern South Dakota... Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota... Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota... Turner County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 438 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Dimock to 8 miles southeast of Freeman to near Wakonda, moving northeast at 85 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR ALEXANDRIA, LAKE VERMILLION STATE PARK, SIOUX FALLS, LENNOX, LARCHWOOD, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Beresford, Parker, Centerville, Marion, Hurley and Dolton around 445 PM CDT. Canistota, Alexandria, Chancellor, Monroe and Davis around 450 PM CDT. Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, Lennox, Wall Lake, Worthing, Fulton and Farmer around 455 PM CDT. Canton, Tea, Hartford, Humboldt, Montrose, Spencer In McCook County and Ellis around 500 PM CDT. Sioux Falls, Harrisburg, Crooks, Colton, Canova, Fedora, Roswell, Lyons, Lake Alvin State Recreation Area and Renner around 505 PM CDT. Brandon, Baltic, Larchwood, Howard, Lester, Chester, Vilas, Rowena, Corson and Dell Rapids around 510 PM CDT. Valley Springs, Hills, Beaver Creek, Trent, Wentworth, Carthage, Winfred and Palisades State Park around 515 PM CDT. Luverne, Garretson, Colman, Egan and Sherman around 520 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Steen.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON, IA ... ROCK, MN ... CLAY, SD ... HANSON, SD ... HUTCHINSON, SD ... LAKE, SD ... LINCOLN, SD ... MCCOOK, SD ... MINER, SD ... MINNEHAHA, SD ... MOODY, SD ... TURNER, SD ... YANKTON, SD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across southeastern South Dakota. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!

Address/Location
Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
1000 N Blue Mound Ave
Luverne, MN 56156

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 507-283-5000

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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