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Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
Thursday July 13th, 2023 :: 07:53 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Southwestern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern O'Brien County in northwestern Iowa... Eastern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ellsworth, or 13 miles northeast of Rock Rapids, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Little Rock around 805 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Sibley, Ashton, Sheldon and Melvin.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON, IA ... O'BRIEN, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... NOBLES, MN ... ROCK, MN

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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