Tornado on the ground near Graceville, Minn.; 'take cover now,' warns NWS

Hissyspit

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:40 PM
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Tornado on the ground near Graceville, Minn.; 'take cover now,' warns NWS

Edited on Sat Jul-30-11 07:46 PM by Hissyspit

Source: National Weather Service

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Read more: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=TornadoWarning

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aquart

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:43 PM
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1. What happens if they need federal money?

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dgibby

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:46 PM
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2. Send the bill to Michele Bachmann.

She's got more Federal money than the govt does.

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RandySF

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:55 PM
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7. Palin will show up with her "homemade" cookies.

Like she did when those poor Alaskans nearly starves to death in the Winter of 2008/09.

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classof56

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Sun Jul-31-11 09:03 AM
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17. Had not heard about that.

Not surprised, of course. I mean, it figures, given she's such a caring, concerned "christian" that she'd want to feed the hungry. Guess cookies are better than nothing. "Homemade" you say? Can only imagine the bitter after-taste! Ugh!

Tired Old Cynic

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Judi Lynn

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:48 PM
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3. Stay safe, get out of its way! n/t

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Brickbat

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:50 PM
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4. That would be pretty much exactly the middle of nowhere, with a population of pretty much not a

Edited on Sat Jul-30-11 07:52 PM by Brickbat

whole lot.

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uppityperson

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:50 PM
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5. link goes to blank page but thanks for the warning for locals, if here

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Faygo Kid

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:52 PM
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6. Tornados in Minnesota on July 30. Nope, no climate change here.

Move on, nothing to see here.

Did I mention that DC will set its second straight record hot summer? Pretty weird, given DC's history. Just a coincidence, I am sure.

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Brickbat

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:58 PM
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8. Wait, what?

When are we supposed to have tornadoes in Minnesota?

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Faygo Kid

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:17 PM
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9. Spring. April, May, maybe June. I haven't heard of tornadoes in upper Midwest this time of year.

Have you?

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Brickbat

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:29 PM
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10. June and July are our peak months for tornadoes. Our season runs from March to October.

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ForgoTheConsequence

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:34 PM
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11. Yes, yes I have.

July is 2nd in number of tornadoes per month in Minnesota. Matter of fact 25% of the tornadoes that occur in Minnesota occur in July.

http://www.telventblogs.com/environment/post.cfm/minnesota-tornado-climatology-a-la-nina-link

http://www.startribune.com/local/121839039.html

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jwirr

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:55 PM
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13. Grew up in Iowa - June, July and August are peak months for a tornado. nt

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jwirr

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:53 PM
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12. The only way a tornado in MN would be unusual is if it would be

a bigger one than we have had in the past.

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Stumbler

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:21 PM
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14. Tornadoes are our summer equivalent of winter snow

They can crop up during any of the warm 6 months and July is notoriously active.

Perhaps you were mistaking us for Montana - we get that a lot from folks who've never been here.

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Stumbler

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:25 PM
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15. For what it's worth,

Sitting in St. Cloud about an hour ago, watched an amazing lightning show from the cells to the south - the entire horizon flickered with activity every second or two. No tornado warnings here, but hope everyone's safe elsewhere.

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comtec

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Sat Jul-30-11 11:58 PM
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16. Im in St Paul, just off the miss. and that was a quick storm

lasted no more than 30 minutes here, only 1 loud thunder crack and that was it.... that storm is in a real hurry somewhere!

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2QT2BSTR8

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Sun Jul-31-11 09:49 AM
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18. Link states - Invalid Watch, Warning or Advisory

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