WRIGHT COUNTY, MN — The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch Thursday afternoon, which resulted in severe weather moving through the Stearns County area, clipping the edge of northwestern Wright County that evening.
Meeker County was also included in the severe weather, reaching as far south as Kimball; however the wall cloud quickly moved out and to the east.
Hail was reported farther north. If you have photos of severe weather or hail, please contact the newspaper so we may print them with proper photo credit.
Details of the weather service official release follows: NWS Storm Prediction Center, Thu Jun 18 2009
The NWS Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of Parts Of Southern And Central Minnesota, Effective This Thursday Afternoon And Evening From 310 PM Until 1100 PM CDT.
Tornadoes, Hail To 3 Inches In Diameter, Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 80 Mph, And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas.
The Tornado Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 65 Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 45 Miles North Northwest Of Saint Cloud Minnesota To 20 Miles East Southeast Of Fairmont Minnesota. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou7).
Remember, A Tornado Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For Tornadoes And Severe Thunderstorms In And Close To The Watch Area. Persons In These Areas Should Be On The Lookout For Threatening Weather Conditions And Listen For Later Statements And Possible Warnings.
Discussion, With A Very Unstable Air Mass Now In Place, Thunderstorms Expected To Develop Rapidly Across The Watch Area Thru The Remainder Of The Afternoon. With Favorable Deep Layer Shear, Steep Lapse Rates And Mlcapes Aoa 3000 J/Kg, Supercells Including Very Large Hail And Tornadoes Can Be Expected.
Aviation, Tornadoes And A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface And Aloft To 3 Inches. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 70 Knots. A Few Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 550. Mean Storm Motion Vector 24025.
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