Month: August 2015
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August 12, 2015 Weather Update – Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms possible in parts of the Northland later today and tonight
/Issued 12:54 PM CDT, Wednesday, August 12, 2015/ Today’s severe weather outlook. Source, WSI; Storm Prediction Center. Yellow=Slight risk for severe thunderstorms (2)Light green=Marginal risk for severe thunderstorms (1) Early afternoon water vapor satellite image and surface analysis. Source, college of dupage website. A large high pressure ridge over the…
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August 11, 2015 Weather Report – A few storms north/northeast of the Twin Ports late tonight/Wednesday; Very warm to hot temperatures Wednesday and Thursday; More humid too
/Issued 7:55 PM CDT, Tuesday, August 11, 2015/ Wednesday’s weather setup: A large ridge of high pressure (Very warm-hot temperatures) will be spreading into the Upper Midwest from the west and southwest. Up and around this ridge we could be dealing with a few thunderstorms at times, convection that is…
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August 10, 2015 Weather Report – Comfortable tonight; 70s to near 80 on Tuesday. 2 more storm reports from Saturday included in this post; An 800 pound hay bale demolished over a field near Makinen, MN
/Issued 7:38 PM CDT, Monday, August 10, 2015/A large dome of hot air is expected to push east out of the Northern Rockies and into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest by Wednesday and Thursday. The map below is the 925mb temperature forecast valid for Thursday afternoon per 18z NAM.…
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August 9, 2015 Weather Report – Lingering showers/t-storms this evening in Northwest Wisconsin; Spotty storm risk north of the Twin Ports on Monday; Temperatures look good thru the week. Additional storm reports from Saturday included in this post
/Issued 2:31 PM CDT, Sunday, August 9, 2015/ Monday’s thunderstorm outlook: A risk for a few storms Monday and Monday evening over the Arrowhead and Borderland region in Northeastern Minnesota. Source, Storm Prediction Center. Surface map forecast valid for Monday PM. Source, WSI. Spotty showers and thunderstorms on Monday mainly…
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August 8, 2015 – Local storm reports from around the Northland
/Issued 8:49 PM CDT, Saturday, August 8, 2015/ An active day in Northeast Minnesota with numerous severe thunderstorm warnings (blue polygons) and 1 tornado warning (red polygon) This map is a plot of all the warnings that were issued today by the National Weather Service. A rather interesting look to…