Alert archive / Minnesota / Excessive Heat Watches in 2020
Excessive Heat Watch 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this excessive heat watch at Jul 16, 2020, 3:36 PM CDT for 29 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 18, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2020, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 18, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2020, 2:24 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 35 counties
Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat watch 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 excessive heat watch went out at Jul 16, 3:33 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:33 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 3:57 AM CDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 357 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 170900- 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- 357 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Areas of dense fog will continue through 8 AM this morning in west central Wisconsin. Non-severe thunderstorms will move across west central and central Minnesota this morning. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon from southwest Minnesota toward western Lake Superior. A few of these storms could become severe, with large hail and damaging winds being possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible through the day on Friday. Friday night, a line of thunderstorms is expected to come out of the Dakotas and move across Minnesota and will carry with it the risk for widespread wind damage and heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms are expected to develop again late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night across southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. A risk for severe weather and heavy rainfall will again be possible. Heat and humidity will increase Saturday. Heat indices of 95 to 105 appear possible. There are small chances for thunderstorms Sunday and Monday, with chances for thunderstorms, including severe weather, increasing again on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed Friday night.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 24 hr |
Nearby
Excessive Heat Watches in Minnesota, 2020Excessive Heat Watches in Wisconsin, 2020Every excessive heat watch in 2020
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.