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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1029 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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1029 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL IN THE
STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOME OF
WHICH WILL BE LOCALLY STRONG.

.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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JLT