Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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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-
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE IN WESTERN
MINNESOTA BY THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST WITH TIME. THERE IS
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER NEAR AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE
MILLE LACS...TO ST. CLOUD...TO MANKATO TONIGHT. HAIL IS THE
PRIMARY THREAT...ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONGEST STORMS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION TO THE
SLIGHT RISK FOR HAIL AND WIND IN WESTERN MINNESOTA...HEAVY RAIN
AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO THE COMBINATION HEAVY RAIN
THAT FELL TODAY AND EXPECTED RAINFALL TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY
IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY IN THE
STRONGER STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 4 INCHES BY
TUESDAY. THESE RAIN AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE RISES IN
RIVERS...STREAMS...AND MAY ALSO CAUSE URBAN FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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