Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Western Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota... Western Murray County in southwestern Minnesota... Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota... Moody County in east central South Dakota... Eastern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 158 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Aurora to near Brandon, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Garretson and Palisades State Park around 205 AM CDT. Valley Springs, Sherman and Ward around 210 AM CDT. Hills, Beaver Creek and Pipestone National Monument around 215 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Luverne, Pipestone, Hardwick, Blue Mounds State Park, Holland, Woodstock, Ellsworth, Ruthton, Adrian, Lake Wilson, Lismore, Current Lake, Rushmore and Wilmont.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MURRAY, MN ... NOBLES, MN ... PIPESTONE, MN ... ROCK, MN ... MINNEHAHA, SD ... MOODY, SD

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southeastern and east central South Dakota. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southeastern and east central South Dakota.