Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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FPUS73 KMPX 180533
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1232 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-180730-
BROWN-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-POPE-
REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-STEVENS-SWIFT-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENSON...HUTCHINSON...MONTEVIDEO...
NEW ULM...REDWOOD FALLS...ST PETER...WILLMAR
1232 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.NOW...
A COUPLE SEPARATE ZONES OF SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS...AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ARE MOVING OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS TOWARDS WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND ARE MOVING OVER
EASTERN MINNESOTA TOWARDS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN THIS MORNING.

THE LEADING EDGE STORMS IN THE DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA NEAR PIPESTONE...IVANHOE...CANBY...MADISON AND
ORTONVILLE BETWEEN 200 AM AND 300 AM.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...AND ST CLOUD...THROUGH BRAINERD...LAKE
MILLE LACS...ONAMIA AND HINCKLEY TOWARDS DULUTH BY 400 AM.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR I-94...FROM MELROSE TO ALEXANDRIA AND NORTH
TO LONG PRAIRIE ESTIMATED RAIN FALL SHOW A WIDESPREAD QUARTER
INCH...WITH HEAVY DOWN POURS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

$$

MNZ041>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-078-180730-
ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-
KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-RAMSEY-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-STEARNS-TODD-
WASHINGTON-WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...MILACA...
MINNEAPOLIS...RED WING...ST CLOUD...ST PAUL...STILLWATER
1232 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.NOW...
A COUPLE SEPARATE ZONES OF SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS...AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ARE MOVING OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS TOWARDS WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND ARE MOVING OVER
EASTERN MINNESOTA TOWARDS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
THIS MORNING.

THE LEADING EDGE STORMS IN THE DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA NEAR PIPESTONE AND ORTONVILLE BETWEEN 200 AM AND 300 AM.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
FROM I-94 BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND THE TWIN CITY METRO AREA THIS
MORNING. AND MOVE THROUGH LONG PRAIRIE...BRAINERD...LAKE MILLE
LACS...ONAMIA AND HINCKLEY TOWARDS DULUTH BY 400 AM.

ESTIMATED RAINFALL SHOWS A WIDESPREAD QUARTER INCH...OVER CENTRAL
MINNESOTA NEAR I-94...FROM MELROSE TO ALEXANDRIA AND NORTH TO LONG
PRAIRIE WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.


$$

WIZ014>016-023-025-027-028-180730-
BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-POLK-RUSK-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH...
RICE LAKE
1232 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.NOW...
A BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS IS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

BASED ON CURRENT MOVEMENT THE SHOWERS WILL MOVE AWAY FROM HIGHWAY 53
BETWEEN EAU CLAIRE AND SUPERIOR...REACHING HAYWARD...LADYSMITH...
AND MEDFORD BY 400 AM.

ESTIMATED RAINFALL SHOWS WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN FALL TOTALS OF LESS
THAN A TENTH INCH OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH SPOTTY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS OF A QUARTER INCH SOME LOCATIONS.

$$

CARLYON