Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
439 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

MNZ079-087-088-095-WIZ032-192230-
BUFFALO-FILLMORE-OLMSTED-WABASHA-WINONA-
439 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS SHIFTING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH THROUGH
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AT 430 PM...THE LINE
EXTENDED ALONG HIGHWAY 52...FROM MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH THE
MINNESOTA-IOWA STATE LINE.

SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE THE MAIN THREAT...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN OCCUR...AND UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADO DAMAGE HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED FROM NORTHEAST IOWA.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED THROUGH 6 PM INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...WABASHA...ST CHARLES ...FOUNTAIN...EYOTA...
ROCHESTER...PRESTON.. .BUFFALO...NELSON.. ..AND DOVER.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. MOVE INDOORS AND IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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