Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
255 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHORT DISCUSSION TODAY WITH ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER. CURRENTLY HAVE
MAIN LOW SPINNING ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. OUT AHEAD OF
LOW...FETCH OF MOIST AIR SURGING NORTH AIDING IN DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING HOURS AS MAIN COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE
AREA. TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CWA. AS LOW MOVES
EAST...WINDS HAVE CHANGED FROM SSE TO MORE SE TO ESE THUS
INCREASING ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT. 18Z RELEASE TODAY SHOWS A CAPE
AROUND 1900 J/KG AND CIN ALREADY GONE. AS MAIN LOW CENTER MOVES
THROUGH OVERNIGHT...EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CWA. SYSTEM IS A SLOW MOVER SO WRAP
AROUND PRECIP LIKELY TOMORROW ACROSS NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
SYSTEM MOVES OUT BY MONDAY EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HAVE INCREASED POPS WITH THIS SYSTEM
AND NAM IS PUTTING OUT SOME PRETTY GOOD QPF ACROSS THE AREA.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MDLS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LARGE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
SENDING OFF S/WS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. THEN...THE UPPER LOW LIFTS
OUT INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AGAIN...THE
MDLS DIFFER ON THE SPEED...LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LOW.
NEVERTHELESS...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD CHC OF RAIN FOR
THURS AND THURS NIGHT.

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.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE
MN...NONE
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1146 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-036-037-051-091007-
BIG STONE-BROWN-BUFFALO-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-
GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HYDE-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-ROBERTS-SPINK-TRAVERSE-
1146 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AS WELL AS BIG STONE AND
TRAVERSE COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE AREA AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE MAIN THREATS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH
AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-091007-
CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-
WALWORTH-
1146 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA
TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE
AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...MOST OF THE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THE STORMS TODAY...ACCOMPANIED BY SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

TMT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
535 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0450 PM     HAIL             KRANZBURG               44.89N 96.91W
05/08/2005  1.00 INCH        CODINGTON          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
543 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0515 PM     HAIL             7 N WEBSTER             45.44N 97.52W
05/08/2005  1.50 INCH        DAY                SD   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             4 S SUMMIT              45.25N 97.04W
05/08/2005  0.75 INCH        GRANT              SD   PUBLIC

0527 PM     HAIL             4 W THOMAS              44.76N 97.29W
05/08/2005  1.00 INCH        HAMLIN             SD   PUBLIC

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GEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
612 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0545 PM     HAIL             7 N WATERTOWN           45.01N 97.17W
05/08/2005  1.00 INCH        CODINGTON          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0550 PM     HAIL             SISSETON                45.66N 97.05W
05/08/2005  1.00 INCH        ROBERTS            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
621 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0600 PM     HAIL             ASTORIA                 44.56N 96.55W
05/08/2005  0.75 INCH        DEUEL              SD   PUBLIC

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
721 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005

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

0628 PM     HAIL             CASTLEWOOD              44.72N 97.03W
05/08/2005  0.88 INCH        HAMLIN             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

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