Severe

At 1237 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rutland to near Claire City to near Marvin to near Kranzburg, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1233 AM CDT, a trained spotter observed 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts at Lake Poinsett. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sisseton, Browns Valley, Wilmot, New Effington, South Shore,

At 1240 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bryant to Badger to near Oakwood State Park, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Lake Thompson State Recreation Area, De Smet, Arlington, Lake Preston, Badger, Hetland, Oakwood State Park, and Erwin. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for east central South Dakota.

SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Ransom County in southeastern North Dakota... Southwestern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota... Southeastern Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota... Richland County in southeastern North Dakota... Eastern Sargent County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 130 AM CDT. * At 1235 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 298 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA KANDIYOHI RENVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BROWN MARTIN WATONWAN IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REDWOOD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FAIRMONT, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, ST JAMES, AND WILLMAR.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 298 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE POPE STEVENS SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, AND MORRIS.

At 1241 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cooperstown to near Bald Hill Dam, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hope, Hannaford, Dazey, Luverne, Sibley, Walum, and Pillsbury. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

SVRMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota... Northwestern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota... * Until 130 AM CDT. * At 1245 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Canby, or 39 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include...

SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lincoln County in southwestern Minnesota... Northwestern Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota... Northern Moody County in east central South Dakota... Northeastern Lake County in east central South Dakota... Brookings County in east central South Dakota... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 1206 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Sinai to near Ward, moving northeast at 55 mph.

SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Griggs County in southeastern North Dakota... Northern Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota... Southwestern Steele County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 115 AM CDT. * At 1208 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Courtenay to Urbana, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail were both reported in Jamestown at midnight.

* WHAT...Variable winds gusting as high as 60 to 70 mph behind departing thunderstorms. * WHERE...Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, and Turner Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down tree branches. Scattered power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Winds this strong will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.