Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1159 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

.UPDATE...

UPDATED TO INCLUDE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

TWO MAIN CONCERNS THIS FORECAST...HEAT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND
STORMS TONIGHT. SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS ND. SFC LO WEST OF
ABERDEEN WITH WARM FRONT LOOPING ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND INTO NWRN
WISC. UPPER FLOW WOULD SUGGEST A GENERALLY EASTWARD MOVEMENT FOR A
LITTLE WHILE. HOWEVER...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE JUST TO OUR
EAST...STORMS SHOULD BEGIN SLIDING OR DEVELOPING ESE OR SE. THIS
IS EVIDENT IN MOST OF THE 12Z AND 18Z MODELS. HAVE THUS EAST
CENTRAL MN INTO WISC HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING STORMS LATER
THIS EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 09Z. HAVE NOT MENTIONED SEVERE IN THE
GRIDS BUT THE RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH... AND CHIPPEWA FALLS AREAS
ARE MOST AT RISK FROM DAMAGING WIND. WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF A
SVR WATCH BECOMES NECESSARY THERE LATER THIS EVENING.

OUTFLOW FROM THE STORMS MAY REACH SOUTHERN MN...WHICH WOULD
PROVIDE AN INTERESTING BOUNDARY FOR TOMORROW THAT WOULD HAVE MORE
OF AN IMPACT ON THE HEAT EFFECTS. LITTLE WIND IS EXPECTED NEAR THE
BOUNDARY AND DEW POINTS SHOULD BE POOLING. IT COULD EASILY FEEL
LIKE A STEAMBATH TOMORROW WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S AND
DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S AND LITTLE WIND. BOUNDARY WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO SCOUR OUT THE HUMIDITY SO EVEN AREAS INTO CENTRAL
MN SHOULD STILL SEE TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S AND DEW POINTS IN THE
LOWER 70S. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HEAT INDEX OF 95 TO 105 ACROSS
THE CWA FOR DAY TWO OF HOT WEATHER.

UPPER RIDGE BUILDS STRONGLY INTO MN...WITH 591 HEIGHTS INTO SRN MN
ON WEDNESDAY. BUT OCCASIONAL SHORT WAVES WILL RIDE THE RIDGE INTO
ND AND NRN MN...AND THERE IS SOME HINT OF A TROPICAL PLUME
STREAMING NORTHWARD ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE UPPER HIGH. AFTER
STORMS TONIGHT... PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES GRADUALLY REBUILD AND
BY LATE THURSDAY...REACH TWO INCHES IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS IN MN AND
NRN WISC. ONE VERY WEAK SHORT WAVE IS INDICATED FOR WEDNESDAY...
A BETTER ONE ON THURSDAY AND ANOTHER ON FRIDAY. THUS WILL NEED TO
HAVE POPS FOR WED NIGHT INTO THE END OF THE WEEK DESPITE SUCH HOT
WEATHER. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY BE SOMEWHAT
ISOLATED... PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN BUT BE SHORT LIVED.

SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW OF HIGH HEAT CAN BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT SO
DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE HEAT HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
METRO WILL NEED A WARNING. HEAT MAY STILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL MN
INTO WISC AND COULD STILL NEED AN ADVISORY FRIDAY BUT THAT CAN BE
DECIDED IN CASE UPPER PATTERN CHANGES A LITTLE FASTER THAN
CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. WC MN INTO EC MN LOOK TO BE COOLER AND DRIER
ON FRIDAY...IF ONE CAN CALL MAX TEMPS IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S
MUCH COOLER. UPPER FLOW BECOMES SLIGHTLY WNW ON FRIDAY AND SO
THE COOLER TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN INTO MONDAY...WITH LOWER AND MIDDLE
80S MUCH MORE COMMON.

&&

.AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/

WITH A WMFNT NE OF TAF SITES AND CDFNT NW OF TAF SITES...MUCH OF
THE AREA WILL REMAIN WARM...HUMID AND UNSTABLE. HOWEVER...WITH
PRIMARY LIFTNG MECHANISMS JUST N OF THE SITES...AM NOT EXPECTING
THE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER NRN MN AND NW WI NOR ANY POTENTIAL
LATER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO IMPACT THE
TERMINALS SINCE THERE IS LITTLE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. HAVE KEPT
THE TAFS DRY WITH MULTIPLE MID- AND HIGH-LAYER CLOUDS. SMALL
POTENTIAL THERE COULD BE SOME FOG/HAZE OVERNIGHT WITH SUCH A MOIST
ATMOS IN PLACE...ESP SHOULD WINDS DROP TO CALM...BUT CHCS ARE NOT
GREAT...ESPECIALLY WITH LEFTOVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES KEEPING THINGS
MIXED. MORE STABLE AIR DURG THE DAY TDA WILL KEEP CONVECTION FROM
BREAKING OUT...ALLOWING FOR SLOWLY CLEARING SKIES LATE TDA INTO
TNGT.

MSP...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THIS TAF SET THOUGH THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF MID- AND UPPER-LEVEL CLOUDS PASSING BY AS CONVECTION TO
THE N PERSISTS THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NOT
LOOKING FOR THE CONVECTION TO REACH MSP...BUT DEBRIS CLOUDS ARE A
GOOD POSSIBILITY. CLOUDS THEN LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BUT
MAY PARTIALLY CLEAR OUT LATE. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND...INCLUDING
GOING TO N NOT LONG AFTER THIS TAF ISSUANCE DUE TO A SWD-MOVING
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. WINDS WILL THEN RETURN TO THE PREDOMINANTLY SLY
DIRECTION BY DAYBREAK...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SW AND NW. SPEEDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 10 KT...WITH SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTN.

OUTLOOK...
.WEDNESDAY...VFR. WINDS SE 10-15 KT.
.THURSDAY...VFR. WINDS S 10-20 KT.
.FRIDAY...VFR/MVFR. CHC SHWRS/TSTMS. SHIFTING WINDS...BECOMING NE
5-10 KT.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ANOKA-BENTON-BLUE
     EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-
     FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI
     PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-
     NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-
     STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASECA-WASHINGTON-
     WATONWAN-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR HENNEPIN-
     RAMSEY.

WI...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-
     EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RUSK-ST. CROIX.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

MNZ041>045-049>053-061-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-040030-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-
ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
729 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT MAY EXTEND FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
IF THESE STORMS CAN ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST
LATE THIS EVENING...THEN THERE WILL BE A HIGH WIND THREAT WITH THE
STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL BE THE MAIN STORY...WITH THE WORST
CONDITIONS LIKELY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THE 90S
WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THERE MIGHT EVEN BE ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING
TRIPLE DIGITS. RELIEF IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SATURDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR FAR NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE COVERAGE AREA.

MNZ047-048-054>060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-040030-
STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
729 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT...HOWEVER...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO THE TWIN
CITIES METRO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL BE THE MAIN STORY...WITH THE WORST
CONDITIONS LIKELY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THE 90S
WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THERE MIGHT EVEN BE ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING
TRIPLE DIGITS. RELIEF IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SATURDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED THROUGH
TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1212 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

MNZ042-030600-
TODD-
1212 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO TODD COUNTY THROUGH 100 AM CDT...

AT 1209 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF DEER CREEK. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  HEWITT.
  BERTHA.
  EAGLE BEND.
  STAPLES.
  PHILBROOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4636 9471 4636 9466 4635 9464 4605 9466
      4617 9515 4631 9517 4636 9516 4637 9515
      4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 284DEG 39KT 4643 9527

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
146 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

MNZ057-058-065-073-030730-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-
146 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...REDWOOD AND
RENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT...

AT 141 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF BLOMKEST TO
4 MILES WEST OF LUCAN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  DANUBE.
  LAKE LILLIAN.
  THORPE.
  WABASSO.
  WANDA.
  CORVUSO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 4454 9548 4455 9536 4468 9537 4498 9512
      4499 9434 4498 9450 4482 9449 4429 9508
      4433 9560 4439 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 270DEG 32KT 4494 9490 4441 9543

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
230 AM CDT TUE JUL 03 2012

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

0228 AM     TSTM WND GST     MONTICELLO              45.30N 93.80W
07/03/2012  M54 MPH          WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            I94 NEAR MILE MARKER 193 TO 192

&&

CARLYON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
233 AM CDT TUE JUL 03 2012

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

0222 AM     TSTM WND GST     CLEARWATER              45.41N 94.04W
07/03/2012  M48 MPH          WRIGHT             MN   MESONET

            MNDOT STATION MN017 I-94 MILE MARKER 180

&&

CARLYON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
236 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

MNZ051-058-059-066-068-030815-
CARVER-MCLEOD-MEEKER-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-
236 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CARVER...MCLEOD...MEEKER...SHERBURNE
AND WRIGHT COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...

AT 232 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLEARWATER TO 6 MILES SOUTH
OF ANNANDALE TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  CLEARWATER.
  SMITH LAKE.
  HASTY.
  SILVER CREEK.
  WINSTED.
  MONTROSE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS LINE COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY
TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 4535 9362 4506 9378 4481 9401 4489 9450
      4518 9428 4532 9420 4530 9416 4535 9409
      4543 9405 4545 9410 4547 9410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 286DEG 28KT 4543 9403 4518 9411
          4494 9430

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
242 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

MNZ052-053-061>063-WIZ014-015-023-030830-
ANOKA-BARRON-CHISAGO-ISANTI-POLK-RAMSEY-ST. CROIX-WASHINGTON-
242 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO ANOKA...BARRON...CHISAGO...
ISANTI...POLK...RAMSEY...ST. CROIX AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH
330 AM CDT...

AT 241 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SARONA
TO ALBERTVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  CUSHING.
  MCKINLEY.
  WYOMING.
  OAK PARK.
  RANGE.
  WANDEROOS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4542 9154 4498 9318 4534 9352 4538 9351
      4574 9223 4572 9215 4565 9214 4564 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 307DEG 37KT 4579 9165 4524 9359

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