Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Twin Cities, MN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
314 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

.DISCUSSION...

VERY STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN THE WARM ADVECTION ZONE OVER
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 6 AM. HAVE
ISSUED NUMEROUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND MAY NEED TO WATCH AREAS
OF WISCONSIN THAT RECEIVED THE FLOODING A COUPLE DAYS AGO. SHOULD
GET A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION AFTER THE CURRENT MCS SLOWLY
WEAKENS OVER WI. THE WARM FRONT WILL STILL BE IN PLACE THIS MORNING
IN THE VCNTY OF SOUTHERN MN SO THIS WILL BE A FOCUS AS THE UPPER
TROUGH PUSHES IN THIS AFTERNOON. THE GFS IS FASTER IN BRINGING THE
ENTIRE FRONTAL SYSTEM THROUGH BUT THERE IS AGREEMENT IN A BAND OF
STRONGER 500 MB WINDS NOSING ACROSS THE AREA WITH EVEN A HINT OF
COUPLING BETWEEN THE SEGMENTS. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW SI FORECAST TO
BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA OVER BY
EVENING...WHICH ALSO DIRECTS SOME OF THE MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO
SE MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI. WILL HOWEVER...ADD ABOUT 3 COUNTIES IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MN TO THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH. THE STRONG MID LEVEL
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR
SEVERE IN SE MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI BUT THE DEEPER INSTABILITY IN
THAT 4K-6K ML MUCAPE RANGE IS FORECAST TO BE MORE INTO IOWA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. IT DOES HOWEVER... LOOK LIKE THE 850 MB WINDS
WILL BACK A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE A DECENT CROSS OVER BUT
NOT AS STRONG AS TONIGHT.

THE SYSTEM DOES LOOK LIKE IT SHOULD BE MOSTLY OUT OF THE AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AT LEAST THE FLOOD THREAT...SO WILL LET THE WATCH GO AT
THAT TIME.

NOT MUCH CHANGE IN CURRENT FORECAST IN LATER PERIODS.

&&

.AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/
FORECAST AVIATION CHALLENGE DURING THE PERIOD WILL BE THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES. SFC LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...MOVING LITTLE DURING THE PERIOD. TSTMS CONTINUE TO
REGENERATE ALONG AND NEAR WARM FRONT AND SVRL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.
DEWPOINTS HAD POOLED INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S NEAR THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. WIND PROFILER NEAR WOODLAKE MN...SHOWED 30-40 KNOT LOW
LEVEL JET. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK NORTH
AND NORTHEAST OVER THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WEATHER CONDS LOWERING TO MARGINAL TO IFR FLIGHT CATEGORY IN THE
VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER S/W TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE
DAKOTAS LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY...THIS WAVE SHOULD SETUP ANOTHER
BATCH OF STORMS FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  SFC GRADIENT
WILL TIGHTEN OVER MN IN RESPONSE TO APPROACH SFC LOW. A LOW LEVEL
JET WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/SHORTWAVE
OVER THE DAKOTAS.  THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO HELP FIRE AND INITIATE
TSRA THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

KMSP...SEE DISCUSSION ABOVE ON THE REASON BEHIND THE TAF. SEE TAF
FOR DETAIL. MVFR FLYING CONDS ANTICIPATED DURING THE PERIOD AS
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST. WINDS VARIABLE IN
DIRECTION AND SPEED.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR FREEBORN-GOODHUE-STEELE.

WI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
     TONIGHT FOR BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE-
     RUSK-ST. CROIX.

&&

JPR/JVM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1105 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
130945-
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-
1105 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA EXTENDING INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT
INDICES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO THE LOWER 100S.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO SHOULD NOT BE
RULED OUT. THE GREATEST RISK OVER SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE WEST OF A
LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO REDWOOD FALLS.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT
ACROSS MOST OF THE MINNESOTA PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE EVENING...THEN
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS ACROSS REST
OF THE MINNESOTA AREA OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING AD WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
EVENING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...ESPECIALLY SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THERE MAY BE A RISK OF TORNADOES
OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. HEAVY RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA
INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND IN MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA OVERNIGHT.

DRL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
322 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FARIBAULT               44.30N 93.27W
08/13/2010                   RICE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING...CAR STALLED IN WATER IN TOWN.

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
333 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     9 WNW FARIBAULT         44.34N 93.44W
08/13/2010                   RICE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 TO 15 INCH BRANCHES DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED WITH RADAR.

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
334 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0257 AM     TSTM WND GST     9 WNW FARIBAULT         44.34N 93.44W
08/13/2010  M73 MPH          RICE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TIME ESTIMATED WITH RADAR.

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
335 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NNE FARIBAULT           44.30N 93.27W
08/13/2010                   RICE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING.

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
336 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      APPLE VALLEY            44.75N 93.20W
08/13/2010                   DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING UP TO CAR DOORS.

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
338 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FARMINGTON              44.66N 93.18W
08/13/2010                   DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.

&&

CARLYON