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WEATHER: Hudson Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 11:30 a.m.

Quarter-size hail and 60mph winds are possible in the storm now moving through Hudson. The area is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued the following severe thunderstorm warning for the Hudson area:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

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* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 1020 AM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INVER GROVE HEIGHTS... OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF ST PAUL... AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RIVER FALLS... ELLSWORTH... EAGAN... MENDOTA HEIGHTS... WEST ST PAUL... ROSEMOUNT... LILYDALE... APPLE VALLEY... INVER GROVE HEIGHTS... SOUTH ST PAUL... NEWPORT... ST PAUL PARK... COTTAGE GROVE... WOODBURY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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