Tornado warning issued for parts of Renville and Redwood counties until 6:15 p.m., funnel cloud reported southwest of Fairfax
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Renville, southwestern Sibley, east central Redwood, northeastern Brown and western Nicollet counties in west central Minnesota until 6:15 p.m.
At 5:32 p.m., a trained weather spotters reported a funnel cloud six miles southwest of Fairfax.
RADAR SHOWED THE SEVERE STORM MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
NEW ULM...
FAIRFAX...
ST GEORGE...
GIBBON...
LAFAYETTE...
KLOSSNER...
WINTHROP...
COURTLAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
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