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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this heat advisory at Jul 30, 2006, 4:40 AM CDT for 33 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 30, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2006, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 38 counties
Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4062 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 20.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KMPX 300940 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES THROUGH NOON THIS SUNDAY AND IS THEN EXPANDED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN WHERE IT CONTINUES THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BOTH TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH NIGHT TIME MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 77 AND 80 WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PREPARE TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-301745- /O.NEW.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.060730T1700Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. .HOT...HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTE TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING WITH DAY TIME HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 108 BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS A BROAD STRETCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE COMINATION OF THESE TWO VERY WARM DAYS...ALONG WITH EXPECTED LOW TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY MORNING AROUND 77 TO 78 WILL MAKE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PERIOD FOR THOSE UNPREPARED FOR THE HEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ060-062-301745- /O.UPG.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR BOTH THIS SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE LOW MONDAY MORNING IS ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 ACROSS THE TWO COUNTRY AREA. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 301752 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 77 AND 80 DEGREES...WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ060-062-310200- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 80 DEGREES IN THE TWIN CITIES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-310200- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE. .HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ RAH
000 WWUS73 KMPX 310057 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA... AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY. THUS...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 77 AND 80 DEGREES...WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-310900- /O.EXB.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER 757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-310900- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. .HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ060-062-310900- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 80 DEGREES IN THE TWIN CITIES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ JPR
000 WWUS73 KMPX 310843 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH TODAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. THUS...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE METRO AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES TODAY WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ060-062-311800- /O.EXT.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 112 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE TWIN CITIES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-311800- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-311800- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER 343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MDB
000 WWUS73 KMPX 311552 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...THE EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH RELIEF ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY COVERS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SITUATION WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES TONIGHT AS THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S. A COOL FRONT WILL WORK SLOWLY ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND WILL BE CLOSE TO THE TWIN CITIES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNESOTA TOMORROW. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REGION ON TUESDAY... BRINGING THE SPELL OF HOT WEATHER TO AN END. SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-010000- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ060-062-010000- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE TWIN CITIES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-010000- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER 1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ RAH
000 WWUS73 KMPX 010057 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...RELIEF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT IS ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY IS CONTINUED FOR THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN COUNTIES OF HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTY THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 TO 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS THE INNER CITIES. THE SITUATION WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TONIGHT AS THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S. A COLD FRONT WILL WORK SLOWLY ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND WILL BE CLOSE TO THE TWIN CITIES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNESOTA TOMORROW. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REGION ON TUESDAY... BRINGING THE SPELL OF HOT WEATHER TO AN END. SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA. MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ023>026-028-010200- /O.EXP.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$ MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-010200- /O.EXP.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER 757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$ MNZ060-062-010900- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE TWIN CITIES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 29, 8:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 8:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006
.UPDATE...
STILL A TRICKY FORECAST REST OF NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE CHANCES
FOR SURFACE BASED INITIATION IS SLIM OVER WEST CENTRAL
MN...ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF CONVERGENCE ALONG
THE BOUNDARY AND NEAR THE INSTABILITY GRADIENT. HOWEVER...MID
LEVEL /700/ MB TEMPS ARE QUITE WARM AND HAVE WARMED 4 DEGREES AT
MPX SINCE THIS MORNING AND IS 2 DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT AT
THIS TIME. 14C TEMPS ANALYZED INTO SW MN ON BOTH RUC AND LAPS AT
00Z. 21Z RUC WAS NOT TOO GOOD IN DEPICTING DEVELOPMENT...AND TOO
COOL ON 700 MB TEMPS. NAM-WRF WAS BETTER...BUT GFS WAS THE BEST.
QPF FIELD OVER NE MN WAS CLOSE TO GFS..AND ACTUALLY KEEPS ACTION
MOSTLY OUT OF CWA. WILL PROBABLY LEAN TOWARD CUTTING BACK ON
PRECIP EXCEPT FOR FAR N CWA AND INTO WISCONSIN. BEST AREA IN AN
ARC FROM CENTRAL MN...TO EAST CENTRAL AND ON INTO WI.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 254 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006/
DISCUSSION...
SPOTTY CONVECTION CONTINUES TO TRICKLE ON THIS AFTERNOON FROM
BRAINARD TO EAU CLAIRE. OVERNIGHT OUTFLOW FROM THE STORMS THAT
PASSED ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI VERY EVIDENT IN
VISIBLE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MN AND NE IA.
MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM CENTERS AROUND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. RUC...NAM-WRF AND GFS ALL SHOWING AN INTENSE
1000-850MB THERMAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM ALONG THE ND/SD
BORDER INTO CENTRAL MN. RUC LOW LEVEL WINDS INDICATE SOUTH WINDS OF
25 KNOTS ALONG OUR FAR WESTERN MN BORDER ATTM POKING INTO THIS
BOUNDARY. APPEARS CONVECTION WILL INITIATE OVER SE ND LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS INSTABILITY INCREASES AND A SHORT WAVE OVER EASTERN
MT AND SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN PUSHES ACROSS ND. NAM-WRF 250 MB WINDS
SHOW ANOTHER 90 KNOT WIND MAX TO ACCOMPANY THE SHORT WAVE TONIGHT
WITH FAVORABLE LAYER DIVERGENCE PROGGED ACROSS NORTHERN MN.
12Z NCAR ARW WRF SHOWS CONVECTION DEVELOPING AROUND 22Z NORTHWEST
OF THE CWA WITH ONE SUPERCELL TURNING RIGHT INTO OUR NW CWA.
EXPECT A RATHER LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION OVERNIGHT...BUT MAINLY TO
THE NORTH OF OUR CWA AS THE LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO NORTHERN MN DURING THE NIGHT. WILL ALLOW CHANCE POPS INTO
CENTRAL MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SAME
SCENARIO WILL SET UP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...BUT FEATURES
SHOULD BE FURTHER NORTH AND MORE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THE
NEXT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A
COLD FRONT WORKS SLOWLY INTO THE FORECAST AREA. SOME POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE STORMS OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM
IS THE HEAT. SEE NO REAL CHANGE TO 100 DEGREE PLUS READINGS SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. ACTUALLY...MONDAY IS THE BEST DAY FOR 100 TO 105
DEGREE TEMPERATURES WITH THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL AXIS RUNNING SW TO
NE ACROSS MN. MADE FEW CHANGES TO LOWS/HIGHS OTHER THAN TO RAISE WEST
CENTRAL MN INTO THE LOW 100S ON MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL STILL BE HOT
ADN HUMID OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS. CURRENT THINKING IS
THAT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
WILL GET TURNED INTO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING SUNDAY MORNING WITH
HEAT ADVISORIES OVER THE REST OF THE CWA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WILL ALLOW THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT TO MAKE THE FINAL CALL.
LONGER TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
THE DOMINANCE OF FAIR...BUT HOT WEATHER OVER THE UNITED STATES
CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF RECENT METEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION.
WHILE STRONG WESTERLIES MEANDER AROUND A PRONOUNCED OMEGA BLOCK OVER
CANADA...THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES REMAINS
HIGHLY BAROTROPIC. AS SUCH...HOT WEATHER HAS BEEN OBSERVED AROUND
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY...FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE CAROLINAS. STEMMING
FROM PROLONGED PERIODS OF LOWER THAN NORMAL PRESSURE AT THE NORTH
POLE AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL PRESSURE IN THE TROPICS...ALSO KNOWN AS
THE POSITIVE PHASE OF THE ARCTIC OSCILLATION...THIS CURRENT WEATHER
REGIME IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO MID AUGUST OVER MUCH OF THE UNITED
STATES. FORTUNATE FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY...SLIGHT
MERIDIONAL DEVIATIONS IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO FLOW SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE CURRENT EXTENDED PERIOD FORECAST IS HIGHLY INDICATIVE OF THESE
AFOREMENTIONED QUALITIES. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE FAR ABOVE
NORMAL IN THE SHORT TERM...A MIDWEEK FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ACT TO
MODERATE CONDITIONS BACK TOWARDS SUMMER CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES. THIS
SHOULD PROVIDE FOR A FAIR END TO THE WEEK...WITH MOSTLY MILD
TEMPERATURES...CLEAR AND DRY SKIES...NOT TO MENTION AN OPTIMISTIC
OUTLOOK FOR NEXT WEEKEND. SEVERAL MODELS...INCLUDING THE
ECMWF...CMC...AND GFS...DEPICT THE POSSIBILITY FOR PRECIPITATION IN
THE FRIDAY...SATURDAY...SUNDAY TIME FRAME...BUT DISAGREE
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE TIMING AND COVERAGE. FUTURE RUNS WILL HELP TO
CLARIFY THESE QUESTIONS...AS WELL AS TO WHAT DEGREE TROUGHING ON THE
WEST COAST WILL AMPLIFY AND MAINTAIN ITSELF.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR HENNEPIN-RAMSEY
COUNTY(IES).
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR HENNEPIN-RAMSEY COUNTY(IES).
WI...NONE.
&&
JPR/RAH/BVSHazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 9:35 PM CDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 935 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 301100- 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- 324 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO CAMBRIDGE...TO EAU CLAIRE. THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BUT A HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THREAT CONTINUES...IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST...TOWARD CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TWIN CITIES TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ONLY DROP TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. SEE THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 CAN BE EXPECTED ON BOTH DAYS. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 75 AND 80 WILL ALSO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT WILL BE LOST AT NIGHT FROM BUILDINGS THAT LACK AIR CONDITIONING. SEE THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS FOR DETAILS ON THESE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. JPR
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:09 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
409 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM HAIL 1 N INGRAM 45.52N 90.81W
07/30/2006 M0.75 INCH RUSK WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
RECSpecial weather statement, Jul 30, 4:35 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 435 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 WIZ014-301030- POLK- 435 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR POLK COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM CDT... AT 431 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF FREDERIC. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. AREAS NEAR LEWIS...FREDERIC...LUCK...CLAM FALLS WILL BE AFFECTED. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AND MAY OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN BEGINS TO FALL. PEOPLE IN POLK COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. MDB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 61 min |
| Jul 30, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron | 81 min |
| Jul 30, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 58 min |
| Jul 30, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 79 min |
| Jul 30, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 68 min |
| Jul 30, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 51 min |
| Jul 30, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 44 min |
| Jul 30, 9:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 58 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.