The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a tornado WARNING for Wright Count for Tuesday, July 5 until 5 p.m.
THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 5:30PM CDT TUE
AT 435 PM CDT… A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRENCH LAKE… OR 12 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO… MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
HAZARD… 80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND TWO INCH HAIL.
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.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR… MAPLE LAKE AROUND 440 PM CDT. BUFFALO AND HOWARD LAKE AROUND 445 PM CDT. MONTROSE AROUND 450 PM CDT. DELANO AND ROCKFORD AROUND 500 PM CDT. INDEPENDENCE AROUND 505 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HANOVER… SMITH LAKE… SOUTH HAVEN… WAVERLY… FRENCH LAKE… BUFFALO AIRPORT… RASSAT AND GREENFIELD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDEPSREAD WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IN MEEKER COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
