Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern O`Brien County in northwestern Iowa... Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota... Eastern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Southeastern Lincoln County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota... Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota... Eastern Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota... Murray County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota...

* Until 1045 PM CDT

* At 957 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ghent to near Hawarden, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near, Minneota and Ghent around 1005 PM CDT. Marshall around 1015 PM CDT. Cottonwood around 1035 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Kenneth, Avoca, Lynd, Garvin, Hadley, Kinbrae, Dundee, Steen, Iona and Magnolia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across parts of southwest Minnesota. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! && A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern Iowa...and southwestern Minnesota. HAIL...0.75IN WIND...70MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON ... O'BRIEN ... OSCEOLA ... SIOUX