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Dense Fog Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 31, 201835 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this dense fog advisory at May 31, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT for 35 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT (06:00 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

All 35 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog 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 dense fog advisory went out at May 30, 6:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:58 AM CDT, 13 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1158 AM CDT Wed May 30 2018

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
311700-
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-
1158 AM CDT Wed May 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected.
Severe weather is not expected, though some localized flooding
with heavy downpours will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible again Friday night
into Saturday. A few storms could be strong to severe Friday
night. Otherwise, heavy rain is the main concern.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

Nearby

Dense Fog Advisories in Minnesota, 2018 Every dense fog advisory in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.