Tornado warnings are in effect for Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. That tornado is doppler indicated. Floyd County remains under a tornado warning for a few minutes. A tornado has been sighted with this storm 5 miles northwest of Charles City, moving se at 25 mph. Folks in Charles City need to seek shelter on the lowest floor of your home, perferably a basement. If not a basement, then a hall, closest, or interior bathroom will do. Protect your head with your hands to avoid getting hit in the head by flying debris. This is a dangerous situation. Folks in Floyd County need to seek shelter now.
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1025 PM CDT SAT APR 17 2004
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR FLOYD
COUNTY...
AT 1025 PM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR FLOYD...
AT MILE MARKER 206 ON HIGHWAY 18 IN FLOYD COUNTY. THIS WAS ABOUT 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLES CITY. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...COUNTY ROADS B 20 AND S 70 BY 950 PM
CDT...NORA SPRINGS BY 955 PM CDT...COUNTY ROADS B 20 AND T 26 BY 1000
PM CDT...RUDD AND ROCKFORD BY 1005 PM CDT...ROSEVILLE AND MARBLE ROCK
BY 1020 PM CDT. IF YOU LIVE IN CHARLES CITY...TAKE SHELTER NOW!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA.
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
LAT...LON 4325 9311 4308 9326 4282 9256 4305 9256
Tornado has been sighted 5 miles nw of charles city, IA
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