One product issued by NWS for: 3 Miles SW Rochester MN
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 407 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-211200- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE- FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 407 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE STORMS. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND DROP SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. PLAN ON A PORTION OF THIS COMPLEX TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER...THE HIGHER RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS TO STAY WEST OF THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...EXPECT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONALLY...PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING THE MAIN HAZARDS. DETAILS ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DISCERN AT THIS TIME. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 90S ARE LIKELY EACH DAY. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THESE HEAT INDICES TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES...INCREASING THE CONCERN FOR HEAT-RELATED ISSUES. HOWEVER... THIS WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SUN OCCURS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. AFTER TONIGHT...PERIODS OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS CERTAINTY INCREASES ON WHEN AND WHERE SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED. HOWEVER...IF THE CONFIDENCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCREASES...A WEBINAR MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY. $$ AJ