Tornado Warning
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
547 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL COTTONWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 545 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WILDER
  AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL COTTONWOOD COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4371 9507 4370 9525 4388 9528 4389 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 359DEG 10KT 4379 9518

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

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