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AWUS83 KDLH 201026
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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
520 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

A LARGE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER THE DAKOTAS
AND MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WITH VERY LITTLE EASTERLY MOTION IN IT
EXPECTED TODAY. THIS MEANS CONTINUED PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE STATE TODAY...INCLUDING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN...SOME OF WHICH MAY OCCUR OVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL...THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR
FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES
METRO. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE 50S AND 60S ACROSS
THE NORTH...TO THE 80S IN THE SOUTH.

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE
MORE SHOWERY WITH NOT AS MANY THUNDERSTORMS. STILL...SOME OCCASIONAL
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE
40S TO THE NORTH TO THE 60S IN THE SOUTH. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT THE MAIN
DIFFERENCE WILL BE COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 50S AND 60S...THOUGH SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS LOOK
TO HIT THE LOWER 70S. THE COOLER AIR WILL SPREAD FURTHER ACROSS THE
STATE ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S TO THE MID
60S ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO EXIT THE REGION BY
THURSDAY...HELPING PROMOTE A DRYING OUT PERIOD FOR THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK.

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