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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
710 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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710 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM
THE DAKOTAS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE
STRONG...BUT ANY SEVERE ACTIVITY WOULD BE ISOLATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY
EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT OVER FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA...AND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SUNDAY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY. THESE AMOUNTS
MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND MAY ALSO
CAUSE URBAN FLOODING CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE WEEKEND.

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