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Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
Thursday May 12th, 2022 :: 08:21 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Northwestern Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota... Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota... Murray County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota... Southeastern Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota... Northeastern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 813 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Jasper to near Sibley, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Sibley around 820 PM CDT. Pipestone, Edgerton and Rushmore around 825 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Worthington, Round Lake, Lake Wilson, Holland, Woodstock, Brewster, Ruthton, Current Lake, Lakefield, Heron Lake and Lake Shetek State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... COTTONWOOD, MN ... JACKSON, MN ... MURRAY, MN ... NOBLES, MN ... PIPESTONE, MN ... ROCK, MN ... MINNEHAHA, SD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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