ANOKA, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN;… — THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 698 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON MCLEOD SHERBURNE SIBLEY WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
LE SUEUR NICOLLET RICE
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
BARRON POLK RUSK
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, ELK RIVER, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LADYSMITH, LE SUEUR, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER, AND VICTORIA.
A tornado in Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; Rusk, WI; St. Croix, WI can strike with only minutes of warning. Mobile homes, vehicles, and rooms with exterior walls offer the least protection.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
The greatest local impacts are an elevated risk to property and a high chance of power outages, with moderate travel disruptions expected as conditions move through the area.
Recommended steps: move to the lowest interior room, away from windows; cover your head and neck; stay sheltered until the warning expires; avoid mobile homes and vehicles during the warning.
Alert USA is tracking this tornado and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
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