Month: August 2013
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August 31, 2013 – Severe t-storm watch in effect until 9 PM Tonight.
/Issued 2:53 PM CDT, Saturday, August 31, 2013/-A big blue box covers the Northland and much of Minnesota…This is a severe thunderstorm watch which is in effect until 9 PM CDT This Evening. Stay weather aware! (Source, NWS Storm Prediction Center) Severe Thunderstorm Watch #507 has been issued for much…
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August 31, 2013 – A good chance that parts of the Northland will be in a severe t-storm watch by 4 PM.
/Issued 2:17 PM CDT, Saturday, August 31, 2013/ *80% chance that a severe t-storm watch will be issued within the next 1-2 hours in the outline area on the map. (Source, NWS Storm Prediction Center)Scattered thunderstorms are beginning to erupt now in parts of Western and Northern Minnesota (no warnings…
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August 31, 2013 – Early Afternoon severe thunderstorm update.
/Issued 11:52 AM CDT, Saturday, August 31, 2013/-Late Morning weather vapor loop. Note the swirl/twisting motion over Southern Saskatchewan…That’s a potent little disturbance which will continue to track east/southeast thru Tonight and is 1 of the reasons why there should be some thunderstorms in the Northland later Today. (Source, Unisys…
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August 30, 2013 – Weather Report; Chance for t-storms returns Saturday PM – stay weather aware!
/Issued 3:42 PM CDT, Friday, August 30, 2013/ *There is a risk for a few strong to severe thunderstorms over much of Western, Central, Northern, and Eastern Minnesota from late Saturday Afternoon into Saturday Evening. Keep this in mind if you have outdoor plans. You may need to alternate your…
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August 30, 2013 – A stormy Thursday in parts of the Northland – Storm reports included in this post.
/Issued 1:04 PM CDT, Friday, August 30, 2013/ *Enhanced satellite loop from Wednesday Night (10pm) ending around 10am Thursday Morning. Basically looks like a ball rolling east out of Eastern Montana and North Dakota, this was the system responsible in producing the scary looking clouds (SLC’s) over the Twin Ports…
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August 28, 2013 – Weather Report; Severe t-storms/heavy rain potential for Thursday/Thursday Night.
/Issued 4:32 PM CDT, Wednesday, August 28, 2013/ …Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain possible at times Thursday/Thursday Night… *Supercell composite forecast valid for Thursday PM per 18z WRF/NAM. Rather impressive values for supercell thunderstorms showing up in a large portion of Western and North Central Minnesota. (Source, DuPage weather site)…
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August 27, 2013 – Weather Report; Included in Today’s post – Storm and rainfall reports from Monday.
/Issued 4:16 PM CDT, Tuesday, August 27, 2013/ *Green outline area on the map indicates a slight risk for excessive rainfall for Thursday and Thursday Night. It’s still a few days away and things could certainly change so stay tuned. (Source, Weather Prediction Center) *Local Storm Reports for August 26-27,…