Good morning folks, today is June 17th 2010 and we have some strong storms coming in this morning. Today we can look for A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 18 mph increasing to between 26 and 29 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight we can look for Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 10 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Current temp is 66.1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 91%
Dew Point: 63 °F
Wind: Calm
Wind Gust: 9.0 mph
Pressure: 28.70 in (Falling)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Pollen: 7.30 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:
Mostly Cloudy 11000 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 1404 ft
Hazardous Weather Outlook.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
447 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
181000-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
447 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED TO UNFOLD ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL EXIST
AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD EAST INTO EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS...THOUGH SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DEVELOP.
THE CULPRIT FOR ALL OF THIS SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE A STRONG AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS TODAY
AND INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA TONIGHT. THIS WILL SEND A COLD FRONT
INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO INITIATE
THUNDERSTORMS THERE THAT WILL THEN SPREAD EAST INTO TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WITH AT LEAST A MARGINAL THREAT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BEFORE THE COLD FRONT FINALLY EXITS THE OUTLOOK AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT.
A FRONT WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THIS
WEEKEND...AND BEGIN DRIFTING BACK NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN THE CHANCE OF MORE STORMS SUNDAY AND INTO MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. THOUGH ANY SPECIFIC SEVERE THREAT IS HARD TO DISCERN AT THIS
TIME...THIS ACTIVITY WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM THIS
AFTERNOON IS WESTERN MINNESOTA INTO TONIGHT FOR WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
Short Term Forecast.
SHORT TERM FORECAST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
456 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-171200-
BROWN-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-MEEKER-POPE-
REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BENSON...FAIRMONT...
MONTEVIDEO...NEW ULM...REDWOOD FALLS...ST CLOUD...WILLMAR
456 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
.NOW...
THE LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT HAVE BEEN OVER THE
DAKOTAS MOST OF THE NIGHT...ARE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
OTHER STORMS ARE JUST DEVELOPING NEAR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TOO.
MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH...THIS IS THE FIRST WAVE OF A
GATHERING OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD MOST
OF MINNESOTA TODAY.
THE LEADING EDGE SHOULD MAKE IT TO ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...AND BENSON
BY AROUND 700 AM THIS MORNING.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING
BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 50 MPH.
Hope your weather is awesome.