Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1046 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM IS TURNING OUT TO BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT OVER WESTERN MN BASED ON LATEST HI-RES CAMS.

THIS AFTERNOON...SRLY LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED
AS HIGH PRESSURE HAS NOW PUSHED OFF TO MICHIGAN. THESE SRLY WINDS
HAVE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CANADIAN SMOKE PLUME THAT WAS LINGERING
JUST TO OUR SW THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS UP INTO CENTRAL AND SRN
MN...HENCE THE MILKY COLOR IN THE SKY AND OCCASIONAL HAZE REPORTS
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BACK TO THE WEST...A SHORT WAVE CAN
BE SEEN APPROACHING WRN MN...THOUGH THIS HAS DONE NOTHING MORE THAN
CREATE MAINLY VIRGA...AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE CASE AS IT
WORKS ACROSS MN THIS EVENING. INSTEAD...THE MAIN WAVE DRIVING THE
WEATHER ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS IS THE CUT-OFF H5 LOW CURRENTLY
SPINNING FROM ALBERTA INTO SASKATCHEWAN. THIS WAVE IS WHAT IS
FORCING THE LLJ TO BE BACK MORE ACROSS CENTRAL INTO THE ERN DAKOTAS
TODAY.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...FAVORED THE FORECAST FOR POPS AND
QPF TOWARD THE RAP/ECMWF ALONG WITH JUST ABOUT ANY HI-RES CAM YOU
CAN FIND THAT WAS RUN AT 12Z OR LATER. ALL OF THESE MODELS SHOW
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NE SODAK AROUND 21/22Z AND SLOWLY
WORKING EAST INTO WRN MN THIS EVENING. ALL HI-RES MODELS SHOW 2-4
INCHES OF RAIN FALLING IN THE GENERALLY VCNTY OF THE NE SODAK/WRN MN
BORDER. LOOKING AT THE RAP...THIS LOOKS TO BE TIED TO WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE 925-850MB LAYER. THE RAP HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT
WITH SHOWING MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN THIS LAYER INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS SE SODAK...WITH THE EDGE OF IT UP INTO NE SODAK. IN
ADDITION TO THAT...THE RAP SHOWS A STRONG FGEN SIGNAL AT THE NOSE OF
THIS LLJ. THE REASON FOR THE HEAVY PRECIP SIGNAL IS THIS LLJ AND ITS
ASSOCIATED FGEN REMAIN MORE OR LESS STATIONARY OUT NEAR THE MN/SD
BORDER THROUGH ABOUT 6Z. WITH THIS FORCING REMAINING
STATIONARY...THERE WILL BE A PERIOD THROUGH ABOUT 6Z WHERE THE
ACTIVITY CAN TRAIN OUT THERE...BEFORE EVERYTHING STARTS TO BECOME
MORE PROGRESSIVE LATE TONIGHT AS THE CANADIAN UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD
MANITOBA. QPF GRIDS USED WERE A BLEND OF THE SHORT TERM CAMS
TEMPERED WITH THE 12Z ECMWF. THIS RESULTED IN 1-2 INCHES OF QPF
THROUGH FRI MORNING OUT IN WRN MN...WHICH MAY STILL BE CONSERVATIVE
CONSIDERING SOME OF THE HI-RES MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES TONIGHT...SO
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY BEARS SOME WATCHING.

THROUGH THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM...THE LLJ AND SFC FRONT WILL
SLOWLY WORK EAST WITH TIME DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY...WITH BEST
RAINFALL CHANCES FOR ERN MN/WRN WI LIKELY COMING DURING THE MORNING
AS REMNANTS OF TONIGHTS ACTIVITY SHIFTS EAST. BACKED OFF SOME ON
POPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS CAMS ARE FAIRLY SPARSE WITH ACTIVITY AS
WE LOOSE THE DEFINITION ON THE SFC FRONT...WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH
A WEAKENING OF THE LLJ AS WE GET INTO SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER JET WORKING ACROSS THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER. WITH LESS ACTIVITY  EXPECTED...ALSO BOOSTED
TEMPS A FEW DEGREES OUT IN WRN WI AS IT IS NOT LOOKING AS LIKELY FOR
FRIDAY TO BE DOMINATED BY CLOUDS AND RAIN AS WAS PREVIOUSLY
ANTICIPATED.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE SATURDAY-THURSDAY PERIOD WE/LL SEE QUITE
THE EVOLUTION OF LARGE SCALE FEATURES AND WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA.
THINGS WILL START OUT WARM WITH THE UPPER JET NORTH OF THE AREA...
BUT AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER LOW WILL DROP SOUTH/EAST FROM CENTRAL
CANADA INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. THIS WILL BRING VERY COOL
TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE REGION... WITH THE HEART OF THE COLD AIR
TRACKING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND POINTS EAST. SOME PCPN CHANCES WILL
LOITER ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL
OF THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH... WITH DIURNAL CHANCES FOR PCPN
AFTER THAT AS THE UPPER COLD POOL SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. BEST
CHANCES FOR PCPN PRIOR TO FROPA WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA WHERE THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND BEST INSTABILITY ARE
PROGGED... WITH CHANCES FOR DIURNAL SHRA FOLLOWING FROPA LOCATED
OVER EASTERN AREAS WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BE MOST
PREVALENT AND LOW-MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE STEEPEST BENEATH THE
MID-UPPER LEVEL COLD POOL. WE WILL SEE RIDGING BEGIN TO WORK INTO
THE AREA AFTER TUESDAY... WITH DRY WEATHER AND MODERATING
TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1046 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING LATE THIS
EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS OF MN. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND SOUTH AND TOWARD KRWF AND KSTC BY 09Z. STILL APPEARS TO BE
A FEW HOURS OF ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE PICTURE
IS NOT AS CLEAR FOR THE TWIN CITIES AND POINTS EAST. IT MAY TAKE
UNTIL AROUND 12Z FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL SHOWERS TO REACH KMSP AND
THROUGH 16Z ON OVER TO KEAU. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED ENOUGH TO
INDICATE A FEW HOURS OF MVFR CIGS (025-030) AT KAXN...KSTC AND
KRWF FRIDAY MORNING IN THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. LOWEST INDICATED
CEILINGS FOR KMSP AND POINTS EAST ON FRIDAY WAS 035. MUCH OF THE
SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF KEAU WHERE A PROB30 GROUP WAS USED.

KMSP...ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED
UNTIL AFTER 11Z. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NEAR MVFR CEILINGS (035)
INDICATED FOR THE LATE MORNING WITH DRY CONDITIONS THEREAFTER.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
SAT...VFR WITH MVFR/SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE. WIND NW AT 5 KTS.
SUN...VFR WITH MVFR/SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE. WINDS W AT 5-10 KTS.
MON...VFR WITH MVFR CIGS/SHRA POSSIBLE. WIND NW AT 10-20 KTS.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...MPG
LONG TERM...TRH
AVIATION...RAH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
816 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
111600-
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-
816 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
THE STORMS SPREADING EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FEW STRONG
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. HOWEVER...THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THE CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
237 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2014

MNZ041-042-111030-
DOUGLAS-TODD-
237 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...RURAL AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE AREA...

AT 235 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE RESULTING IN
RURAL AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER NORTHERN DOUGLAS AND TODD COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4629 9466 4607 9466 4597 9524 4610 9558
      4611 9516 4636 9517 4637 9515 4638 9475

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
307 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2014

MNZ042-043-111100-
MORRISON-TODD-
307 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE AREA...

AT 305 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE RESULTING IN
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAS
OCCURRED OR IS EXPECTED TO FALL WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS TIME.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4636 9466 4631 9455 4634 9443 4629 9433
      4623 9438 4617 9436 4616 9421 4601 9415
      4583 9414 4583 9437 4578 9432 4578 9480
      4604 9483 4608 9465 4629 9465 4636 9474

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