Twin Cities Storm Siren at I-694 and Rice Street

Twin Cities Tornado Outbreak, Sunday, May 22, 2011.

While driving north and west along I-35E and I-694 on the northern edge of St. Paul, Minn., I encountered a severe storm that had produced tornadoes in North Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, and Fridley. I exited I-694 at Exit 45 (Rice St. / County Rd. E--Vadnais Blvd.) and sought shelter at the Subway located at 165 County Road E West, St. Paul, MN 55126, from where I shot this video as the storm sirens began to wail. The general location is Little Canada -- Vadnais Heights -- Arden Hills -- Shoreview.

The video was filmed at 2:37 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2011.

More information at http://www.immelman.us/personal-log/north-minneapolis-tornado/

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• Minneapolis-St. Paul tornadoes
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• severe weather
• wall cloud
• Aubrey Immelman

[doverpoint1]

@megs905 good guess, but I'm pretty sure it's a sentry. It sounds like a cyclone, though.

[TheFlowerGirl13]

@hola1234553 It was the scariest thing I've ever experienced, and I was on the outskirts of a tornado in Willmar in high school.

[hola1234553]

@TheFlowerGirl13 It was pretty messed up by the Cub next to 694 i was by the doctors office and police station. i could hear it. me and my friend were scared

[TheFlowerGirl13]

@hola1234553 My husband and I had actually just left the Chipotle to go back to our house in Fridley. We ended up almost driving into it. It missed us by about a mile.

[bethatonegirl2]

Were over at taco bell by chance?

[bethatonegirl2]

@LouisvilleTorn8o A few f towns in this part of the metro have them.

[hola1234553]

it was so close to hit my house but i was in the worst place during that tornado .. and apartment

[chiachia75]

i know this storm i went and chased it

[dualactionsurgilator]

Definitely a sentry. I've seen a coupe in that area.

[raceing91]

@LouisvilleTorn8o some of the suburbs in the twin cities metro has sentry espically in northwest and northeast sides of the cities