Friday, December 2, 2011
The Forecast
The forecast for tonight and Saturday
Winter Storm Watch goes in effect Saturday Morning
Tonight: a 40 percent chance of snow around or after midnight. Low around 27 South wind 10-15 mph
Saturday: Snow. High in the lower 30’s. Chance of snow 100 percent. Snow amounts 1 to 3 inches.
Saturday Night: Snow and snow maybe heavy at times. Lows in the low 20’s. Chance of perception 100 percent. New snow amounts 3 to 7 inches. Storm Total Accumulations 6 to 9 inches.
Check Back for more updates and any upgrades to the winter storm watch.
Winter Weather Message
Good Friday Everyone,
The Nation Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for area. Snow chances are going to start tonight around or after midnight then increase for the rest of Saturday. Snow accumulations during the day on Saturday look to be 1 to 3 inches and then our night time snow accumulations 3 to 5 inches with storm total 4 to 8 inches. Check back for more updates for more detail information regarding this winter storm. Below is this weather summary from the national weather service in La Crosse. Below the weather summary is winter storm watch bulletin.
Weather Summary
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. STRONGER WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN THE OPEN COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. * SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND LONGER TRAVEL TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Weather Outlook
Happy December Everyone,
December starts with snow on the ground across the region. The snow has ended for our area today but look for our snow chances to come back my Friday and the weekend. Rest of today we can see cloudy skies with the highs only being the low to mid 30's. The wind will be gusting at time with wind speeds of 14-16 mph and as high as 30 mph. Tonight our skies will be partly cloudy and the lows will but in the middle teens. Below is the weather story from the national weather service in lacrosse this is currently what they are thinking is going to happen with our upcoming winter storm. Also below the weather story I have included snow fall totals from the area.
Weather Story From the NWS Lacrosse.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 9AM..
LOCATION SNOWFALL TIME LAT/LON
MINNESOTA
...DODGE COUNTY...
DODGE CENTER 0.7 0700 AM 44.04N 92.88W
...FILLMORE COUNTY...
PRESTON 0.2 0700 AM 43.67N 92.07W
...MOWER COUNTY...
AUSTIN 0.3 0844 AM 43.67N 92.97W
...OLMSTED COUNTY...
ROCHESTER-DOWNTOWN 0.8 0738 AM 44.01N 92.48W
BYRON 4N 0.6 0700 AM 44.09N 92.65W
ROCHESTER AP 2NE 0.5 0700 AM 43.93N 92.48W
ROCHESTER AIRPORT 0.4 0629 AM 43.91N 92.50W
ELGIN 0.2 0700 AM 44.10N 92.27W
...WABASHA COUNTY...
THEILMAN 0.8 0700 AM 44.28N 92.19W
LAKE CITY COOP 0.5 0700 AM 44.43N 92.28W
WISCONSIN
...CLARK COUNTY...
OWEN 1.2 0700 AM 44.98N 90.55W
...TAYLOR COUNTY...
WESTBORO 4E 1.0 0700 AM 45.35N 90.22W
MEDFORD 1.0 0700 AM 45.13N 90.34W
JUMP RIVER 0.5 0700 AM 45.36N 90.80W
...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
OSSEO 0.3 0700 AM 44.58N 91.22W
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Weather Outlook
Look for snow to develop in the early morning hours tomorrow through the day on Thursday. The overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 20's and our high's tomorrow will be only in the low 30's. Snow accumulations for our area look to be a dusting up to 1-2 inches. Now looking ahead for Friday and the weekend looks like we are going to have a chance of a good winter storm but it is still early to tell how much snow could fall in our area so stay tuned for more updates on this storm this weekend.
Weather story from the NWS Lacrosse
Monday, August 22, 2011
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook From NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR SURGES INTO THE AREA. IF STORMS OCCUR...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT. ADDITIONAL HAZARDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. IF THE STORMS OCCUR...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF SOME CLEARING CAN OCCUR ON TUESDAY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN THE SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...IF STORMS DEVELOP. REPORTS OF RAINFALL...ANY HAIL OR GUSTY WINDS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook From NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT TO GO ALONG WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THE MAIN TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THESE STORMS MAY GO SEVERE IS BETWEEN 3PM AND 9PM. THESE STORMS WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF ANY STORMS ON THOSE DAYS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
Monday, August 15, 2011
TONIGHT'S AND TOMORROW'S FORECAST
Tonight: Look for partly cloudy skies and low temperatures in the low to mid 62 and Wind 8 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny and Breezy. Highs it the lower 80's.
Wind 8 to 16 Mph.
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny and Breezy. Highs it the lower 80's.
Wind 8 to 16 Mph.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK INFORMATION FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER
TODAY'S OUTLOOK
HAIL CHANCES
TORNADO CHANCES
DAMAGING WIND CHANCES
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MOSTLY NORTH OF AN AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO TOMAH WISCONSIN LINE. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THEY COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE... WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN INDUCING FLASH FLOODING THE THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...HEAT INDICES COULD REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ON MONDAY. MONDAY NIGHT A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...MOSTLY NORTH OF A WINONA MINNESOTA TO TOMAH WISCONSIN LINE. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ITS TOO EARLY TO ASCERTAIN IF THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE RISK WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SOME LOCAL SPOTTER GROUPS COULD BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. $$
Thursday, July 28, 2011
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... NORTHERN WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 437 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. REPORTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THE STORMS. THE STORMS ARE MOVING...BUT THE RAPID RAINFALL RATES MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF BOTH URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...ROCHESTER...WINONA...ALTURA...BYRON...DOVER...EYOTA... GOODVIEW...LEWISTON...ROLLINGSTONE...ST. CHARLES AND STOCKTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
TODAY'S HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...BUT NONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE DAKOTAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT...REACHING THE AREA SOMETIME AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THE GREATEST THREAT LOOKS TO BE WEST OF A MEDFORD WISCONSIN...TO AUSTIN MINNESOTA LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ONGOING STORMS EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL WEAKEN BY LATE MORNING...BUT WILL STILL HAVE A DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT EARLY IN THE MORNING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MEAN THREAT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN WHETHER ANY OF THESE STORMS WOULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... AT 1225 PM...A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT ITS CURRENT SPEED IT WILL AFFECT WABASHA...NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO AND FAR NORTHERN OLMSTED COUNTIES BETWEEN 130 PM AND 2 PM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING ONE INCH HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AHEAD OF THE STORM THAT IS NOW OVER THE TWIN CITIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. BE ALERT FOR STORMS THAT MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE STRONG TO DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF A WARNING IS ISSUED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AREA... AT 1155 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT ITS CURRENT SPEED THIS STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT WABASHA AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...NORTHERN OLMSTED AND NORTHERN WINONA COUNTIES BETWEEN 1 PM AND 130 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING ONE INCH HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. BE ALERT FOR STORMS THAT MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE STRONG TO DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF A WARNING IS ISSUED
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse Update
HIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT LOOK FOR THE PROLONGED AND DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES CLIMBING TO 100 TO 115. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. IF THE STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LOOK FOR THE DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOONS. EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO STRUGGLE TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THE HEAT COULD LAST INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HOWEVER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
CURRENT CONDITION AT 3 PM ROCHESTER SUNNY 89 76 65 SW18G26 30.03R HX 100 WINONA SUNNY 93 77 59 SW9G16 29.97S HX 107 AUSTIN MOSUNNY 91 81 70 SW17 30.01S HX 110 ALBERT LEA MOSUNNY 88 79 74 SW9 29.98S HX 102 DODGE CENTER SUNNY 86 79 79 SW13G20 30.02R HX 99 PRESTON NOT AVBL OWATONNA MOSUNNY 90 79 70 SW14 29.99R HX 105 FARIBAULT MOSUNNY 90 77 66 SW8G16 29.99S HX 102
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA... BENTON...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER... MILLE LACS...MORRISON...RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE... SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEELE...TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE... PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...TAYLOR AND TREMPEALEAU. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...TAYLOR AND TREMPEALEAU. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Today's Forecast
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 111. South wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 117. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 117. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOOK FOR THE PROLONGED AND DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AS HEAT INDICES CLIMB TO 100 TO 115. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. IF THE STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LOOK FOR THE DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOONS. EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO STRUGGLE TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THE HEAT COULD LAST INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HOWEVER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE MID 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1
Friday, July 15, 2011
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... AT 1025 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR RED WING MINNESOTA TO OWATONNA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THEY APPROACH THE AREA...BUT PEA SIZED HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * STARTING ON SUNDAY...IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND MUGGY AIR WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105-115 RANGE FOR MANY DAYS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80. * THE HEAT COULD PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... WESTERN WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 1245 AM CDT * AT 1145 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CANNON FALLS TO CLAREMONT TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAREMONT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... WEST CONCORD AND CLAREMONT AROUND 1155 PM... DODGE CENTER AROUND 1205 AM... MANTORVILLE AND KASSON AROUND 1210 AM... HAYFIELD AROUND 1215 AM... ORONOCO AND MAZEPPA AROUND 1220 AM... ROCHESTER AROUND 1230 AM... LAKE CITY AROUND 1235 AM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... SOUTH CENTRAL PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 1230 AM CDT * AT 1137 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COATES TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSKIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RED WING... WASTEDO... MIESVILLE... HADER... WANAMINGO... WELCH... DIAMOND BLUFF... ZUMBROTA... PINE ISLAND... GOODHUE... HAGER CITY... BELLECHESTER... BAY CITY... ESDAILE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED. REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... EASTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHEASTERN STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT * AT 1109 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW PRAGUE TO ELYSIAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... FARIBAULT... OWATONNA... LAKEVILLE... CASTLE ROCK... FARMINGTON... DUNDAS... MEDFORD... NORTHFIELD... RUSKIN... RANDOLPH... COATES... HAMPTON... NERSTRAND... STANTON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED. REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
.STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BY 1130 PM...THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NEAR RED WIND MINNESOTA...TO DODGE CENTER...TO ALBERT LEA. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook From NWS Lacrosse Update
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AND MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT...REACHING THE AREA DURING THE LATER EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS. THE MAIN THREAT TIME APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 4 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS. ALSO...PLAN ON HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO 100 MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON MONDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WITH A BREAK LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...ROUGHLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 PM AND 4 AM. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
Severe Weather Possible Tonight
Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain could occur Tonight
A complex of showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop over the Dakotas this afternoon, then march east to southeast, moving through the Upper Mississippi River Valley region from late this evening into the overnight hours. The environment is favorable for the storms to produce damaging winds and heavy rain as they move through. The one potential caveat, which would help weaken the storms, is if a complex of storms fires over western Iowa this evening. This latter complex developing is highly uncertain, though. Therefore be prepared for possible severe weather tonight.
A cold front over the Dakotas, associated with the complex of storms, is forecast to move through much of the region tonight into Monday morning, stalling out near Dubuque Iowa Monday afternoon. Additional storms could develop near this front Monday afternoon across northeast Iowa and far southwest Wisconsin. The environment would be favorable for a few of these could become severe as well.
In addition to the severe weather chances, both this afternoon and Monday afternoon look very warm and humid. High temperatures could reach 90 in some locations, with heat index values from the low 90s to near 100 during the afternoons.
Stay tuned to this news story, as well as the following links below for more information regarding the severe weather and heat.
A complex of showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop over the Dakotas this afternoon, then march east to southeast, moving through the Upper Mississippi River Valley region from late this evening into the overnight hours. The environment is favorable for the storms to produce damaging winds and heavy rain as they move through. The one potential caveat, which would help weaken the storms, is if a complex of storms fires over western Iowa this evening. This latter complex developing is highly uncertain, though. Therefore be prepared for possible severe weather tonight.
A cold front over the Dakotas, associated with the complex of storms, is forecast to move through much of the region tonight into Monday morning, stalling out near Dubuque Iowa Monday afternoon. Additional storms could develop near this front Monday afternoon across northeast Iowa and far southwest Wisconsin. The environment would be favorable for a few of these could become severe as well.
In addition to the severe weather chances, both this afternoon and Monday afternoon look very warm and humid. High temperatures could reach 90 in some locations, with heat index values from the low 90s to near 100 during the afternoons.
Stay tuned to this news story, as well as the following links below for more information regarding the severe weather and heat.
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
TODAY'S OUTLOOK
TORNADO THREAT
WIND THREAT
HAIL THREAT
WEATHER STORY FROM NEW LACROSSE
WEATHER STORY FROM NWS TWIN CITIES
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...WITH A VERY HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE...LOOK FOR HEAT INDEX READINGS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THERE IS A CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS... MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD AGAIN BE THE MAIN THREATS. ALSO...PLAN ON HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO 100 MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON MONDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF THESE STORMS HAVE A SEVERE THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FORECAST AS ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 700 AM CDT * AT 557 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR MAZEPPA...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BLUFF VALLEY CAMPGROUND AND SOUTH TROY AROUND 605 AM... JARRETT AND MILLVILLE AROUND 610 AM... ELGIN AND COUNTY ROADS 79 AND 2 AROUND 615 AM... PLAINVIEW AND COUNTY ROADS 18 AND 4 AROUND 620 AM... STATE ROAD 42 AND COUNTY 14 AND CONCEPTION AROUND 625 AM... ALMA AND KELLOGG AROUND 630 AM... BUFFALO AROUND 635 AM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
Saturday, July 9, 2011
NO SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVEING
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO PARTS OF NEBRASKA, KANSAS AND COLORADO. THERE IS STILL A 50% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES WITH POSSIBILITY SEVERE WEATHER TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
Friday, July 8, 2011
The Forecast For Rochester and Southeast Minnesota TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 95 IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
Friday, July 1, 2011
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
749 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 744 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WACONIA...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLYMOUTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... PLYMOUTH... MINNEAPOLIS... ST PAUL... WACONIA... ST BONIFACIUS... WATERTOWN... NEW PRAGUE... VESELI... LONSDALE... CARVER... VICTORIA... MINNETRISTA... DELANO... MARYSTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
SHORT TERM FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING DODGE AND MOWER COUNTIES... AT 749 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WATERVILLE TO BLUE EARTH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF DODGE AND MOWER COUNTIES AFTER 830 PM. LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... CLAREMONT...WEST CONCORD...DODGE CENTER...AUSTIN...MANTORVILLE AND KASSON. PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. MOVE INDOORS AND IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * OPPRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 115 DEGREES. * THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FROM YESTERDAY THROUGH TODAY WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1.
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TOWARD THE 100 DEGREE MARK TODAY AFTER A WARM NIGHT WITH LOWS ONLY DROPPING TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. IN ADDITION TO THE HOT TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AND WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HEAT INDICES YESTERDAY...LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...AND FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THERE WILL BE ANY THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
HEAT INDEX VALUES AS OF 4 PM
ROCHESTER 103 WINONA 102 AUSTIN 107 ALBERT LEA 102 DODGE CENTER 98 PRESTON 97 OWATONNA 104
HEAT ADVISORY
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 AND MUGGY AIR WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 THROUGH EVENING. * SOME RELIEF WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WHEN THE HEAT INDICES DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 70S. * OPPRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 105. * THE HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
HEAT ADVISORY
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY NIGHT... * LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW 90S THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN ONLY SLOWLY DROP THURSDAY EVENING. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES WILL HOVER AROUND 100 FOR MUCH OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1.
HEAT ADVISORY FOR GOODHUE COUNTY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WITH HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
HEAT SAFETY
HEAT WAVE Safety Ideas
Excessive heat can lead to serious illness and death unless precautions are exercised to prevent these dangers. When heat is forecast, especially if it is a prolonged heat spell, do not take risks and follow these safety tips to stay safe. Remember, those most at risk of heat related illness or death include small children, the elderly, and those who work outside.BEFORE the heat strikes:
- Listen to weather forecasts and upcoming temperature changes. A HEAT ADVISORY is typically issued in our area when the air temperature is expected to reach 95 deg F or higher, or when the heat index reaches 100 deg F or higher. An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is used when heat index values are expected to hit 105 deg F or higher.
- Determine locations where you can seek air conditioning or relief from the heat.
- Ensure animals are prepared with shade and plenty of water.
- Monitor temperatures and heat indicies.
- Never leave children or pets alone in a vehicle - "Beat the Heat...Check the Backseat".
- Take frequent breaks from the heat. Seek out air conditioning or a cooling shelter.
- Drink plenty of water. Avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol.
- Postpone outdoor games and activities.
- Check on family members, pets, and animals.
- Heat cramps are muscular pains and spasms that usually occur in the legs or abdomen. This can be an early sign that trouble is developing.
- Heat exhaustion can lead to cool, moist, pale, or flushed skin; heavy sweating, headaches, nausea or dizziness from a loss of body fluids.
- Heat stroke (also known as sunstroke) is a life-threatening condition where a person's body temperature control system stops. This might include signs of hot, red skin, changes in consciousness, vomiting and a high body temperature. Call 9-1-1 or a local emergency number immediately.
Monday, June 27, 2011
UPDATED FORECAST
THE FORECAST FOR ROCHESTER AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
Today's Forecast
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SHORT TERM FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
THROUGH 1 AM...EXPECT LIGHT RAIN AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA. RAINFALL RATES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR...ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR
Sunday, June 26, 2011
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... STRONG WINDS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FEATURE...KNOWN AS A WAKE LOW...WILL TRACK EAST OVERNIGHT INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AS SOON AS THE LIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS COME TO AN END. WHILE THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAKENING THROUGH THE MORNING...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THESE WINDS WILL REACH ROCHESTER AND CHARLES CITY AROUND 3 AM...LA CROSSE AND DECORAH AROUND 4 AM...AND VOLK FIELD AND BOSCOBEL AROUND 5 AM.
WEATHER UPDATE
At 9:41 radar showed showers and thunderstorms west of Mankato.
The showers and thunderstorm where located from a line from sleepy eye to st. James to fairmont. These storms where moving east northeast. Look for storms be in our area between 11pm and 1 am
The showers and thunderstorm where located from a line from sleepy eye to st. James to fairmont. These storms where moving east northeast. Look for storms be in our area between 11pm and 1 am
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY...WITH THE STORMS MOVING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED
Thursday, June 23, 2011
LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK TODAY TOPIC IS SAFE SHELTERS AND INDOOR SAFETY
LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... ...TODAYS TOPIC IS SAFE SHELTERS AND INDOOR SAFETY... A HOUSE OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING. HOW THE BUILDING CONDUCTS A LIGHTNING STRIKE IS IMPORTANT. ON THE OUTSIDE LIGHTNING CAN TRAVEL ALONG THE OUTER SHELL OF THE BUILDING AND MAY FOLLOW METAL GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS TO THE GROUND. INSIDE...LIGHTNING CAN FOLLOW CONDUCTORS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL WIRING...PLUMBING AND TELEPHONE LINES. AVOID UNSAFE SHELTERS SUCH AS OPEN SHELTERS ON ATHLETIC FIELDS... GOLF COURSES...PARKS...ROADSIDE PICNIC AREAS AND SCHOOL YARDS. A SHELTER THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN PLUMBING OR WIRING THROUGHOUT... OR SOME OTHER MECHANISM FOR GROUNDING FROM THE ROOF TO GROUND IS NOT SAFE. CORDED PHONE USE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF INDOOR LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES. LIGHTNING CAN TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES IN BOTH PHONE AND ELECTRICAL WIRES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AS THESE CAN PROVIDE THE PATH FOR A DIRECT STRIKE TO ENTER A HOME. BASEMENTS ARE GENERALLY SAFE FROM LIGHTNING RISKS BUT AVOID CONTACT WITH CONCRETE WALLS WHICH MAY CONTAIN METAL REINFORCING BARS. REMEMBER TO BRING IN PETS AS WELL. DOGS THAT ARE CHAINED TO TREES OR WIRE RUNNERS ARE NOT SAFE. DOG HOUSES ARE ALSO NOT SAFE. PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED. TYPICAL SURGE PROTECTORS WILL NOT PROTECT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE. TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE...UNPLUG APPLIANCES OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FROM ALL CONDUCTORS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB PAGE DEDICATED TO LIGHTNING INFORMATION AND SAFETY AT... WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV
RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND THE AREA
24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA... LOCATION RAINFALL TIME LAT/LON NORTHEAST IOWA ...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY... WAUKON 0.64 0700 AM 43.27N 91.47W DORCHESTER HIGHWAY 76 0.60 0700 AM 43.42N 91.51W HARPERS FERRY 0.46 0700 AM 43.17N 91.24W LANSING 4SE 0.34 0700 AM 43.32N 91.16W ION 0.19 0700 AM 43.11N 91.27W POSTVILLE 0.05 0700 AM 43.09N 91.56W ...CHICKASAW COUNTY... IONIA 0.29 0700 AM 43.03N 92.50W NEW HAMPTON 0.17 0700 AM 43.06N 92.31W ...CLAYTON COUNTY... GUTTENBERG 0.23 0700 AM 42.79N 91.10W ELKADER 0.21 0700 AM 42.84N 91.40W EDGEWOOD 0.20 0700 AM 42.65N 91.40W ELKADER 6SSW 0.18 0700 AM 42.79N 91.45W MARQUETTE 0.17 0700 AM 43.04N 91.21W VOLGA 0.14 0700 AM 42.81N 91.52W STRAWBERRY POINT 0.12 0700 AM 42.69N 91.53W LITTLEPORT 0.09 0700 AM 42.75N 91.37W MCGREGOR 0.07 0700 AM 43.02N 91.17W GARBER 0.07 0700 AM 42.74N 91.26W ...FAYETTE COUNTY... FAYETTE 0.61 0700 AM 42.85N 91.82W WEST UNION 0.51 0700 AM OELWEIN AWOS 0.27 0700 AM 42.68N 91.97W OELWEIN 1E 0.19 0700 AM 42.68N 91.88W ELDORADO 0.03 0700 AM 43.05N 91.81W ...FLOYD COUNTY... CHARLES CITY CEDAR RVR 0.18 0700 AM 43.06N 92.67W CHARLES CITY AWOS 0.07 0700 AM 43.07N 92.61W CHARLES CITY COOP 0.07 0700 AM 43.08N 92.67W COLWELL 0.05 0700 AM 43.16N 92.59W ...HOWARD COUNTY... RICEVILLE 0.90 0700 AM CRESCO T 0700 AM 43.37N 92.11W ...MITCHELL COUNTY... OSAGE 0.12 0700 AM 43.28N 92.81W ST ANSGAR 0.10 0700 AM 43.37N 92.83W ...WINNESHIEK COUNTY... CALMAR 0.33 0700 AM 43.18N 91.87W DECORAH AWOS 0.02 0700 AM 43.28N 91.74W BLUFFTON 0.01 0700 AM 43.41N 91.90W SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA ...DODGE COUNTY... DODGE CENTER AWOS 0.41 0700 AM 44.03N 92.83W ...FILLMORE COUNTY... PRESTON AWOS 0.26 0700 AM 43.68N 92.18W LANESBORO 0.17 0700 AM 43.72N 91.97W PRESTON 1 NNE 0.16 0700 AM 43.68N 92.08W CARIMONA 0.14 0700 AM 43.66N 92.15W PILOT MOUND 0.07 0700 AM 43.78N 92.03W PRESTON 0.06 0700 AM 43.67N 92.07W ...HOUSTON COUNTY... CALEDONIA 0.33 0700 AM 43.63N 91.50W MOUND PRAIRIE 0.29 0700 AM 43.78N 91.45W HOUSTON 0.27 0700 AM 43.77N 91.57W SPRING GROVE 4N 0.12 0700 AM 43.61N 91.62W ...MOWER COUNTY... LANSING 0.02 0700 AM 43.75N 92.95W AUSTIN 0.01 0700 AM 43.67N 92.95W AUSTIN 3S 0.01 0700 AM 43.62N 93.00W AUSTIN AWOS T 0700 AM 43.67N 92.93W ...OLMSTED COUNTY... POST TOWN 0.82 0700 AM 44.09N 92.82W ELBA 0.43 0700 AM 44.05N 92.05W ROCHESTER AP 2NE 0.28 0700 AM 43.93N 92.48W ROCHESTER ASOS 0.17 0700 AM 43.90N 92.48W ELGIN 0.24 0700 AM 44.10N 92.27W ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK 0.18 0700 AM 44.03N 92.42W ROCHESTER BELTLINE 0.18 0700 AM 43.91N 92.50W ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK 0.13 0700 AM 43.92N 92.48W ...PIERCE COUNTY... SPRING VALLEY 0.09 0700 AM 43.69N 92.39W ...WABASHA COUNTY... THEILMAN 1.12 0700 AM 44.28N 92.19W WABASHA 0.97 0700 AM 44.39N 92.05W LAKE CITY COOP 0.90 0700 AM 44.43N 92.28W LAKE CITY 0.61 0700 AM 44.45N 92.26W KELLOGG 0.49 0700 AM 44.32N 92.00W ...WINONA COUNTY... ALTURA 5W 1.10 0700 AM 44.06N 92.04W WINONA 0.65 0700 AM 44.09N 91.67W ALTURA 0.65 0700 AM 44.15N 92.01W MINNESOTA CITY 0.58 0700 AM 44.16N 91.81W LA CRESCENT DAM 7 0.20 0700 AM 43.87N 91.31W DAKOTA 0.13 0700 AM 43.92N 91.37W SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...ADAMS COUNTY... FRIENDSHIP 0.07 0700 AM 43.98N 89.83W ...BUFFALO COUNTY... ALMA DAM 4 0.75 0700 AM 44.33N 91.92W ...CLARK COUNTY... NEILLSVILLE 3SW 1.50 0700 AM 44.53N 90.64W NEILLSVILLE 1.26 0700 AM 44.56N 90.61W OWEN 0.93 0700 AM 44.98N 90.55W ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... STEUBEN 4SE 0.51 0700 AM 43.13N 90.84W SOLDIERS GROVE 0.47 0700 AM 43.39N 90.78W STEUBEN 0.40 0700 AM 43.18N 90.87W PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.34 0700 AM 43.05N 91.13W LYNXVILLE DAM 9 0.30 0700 AM 43.21N 91.10W PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS 0.27 0700 AM 43.30N 89.76W GAYS MILLS 0.20 0700 AM 43.32N 90.85W ...GRANT COUNTY... ROCKVILLE 0.59 0700 AM 42.73N 90.64W PLATTEVILLE AWOS 0.40 0700 AM 42.69N 90.44W LANCASTER 4WSW 0.37 0700 AM 42.83N 90.79W BOSCOBEL RAWS 0.32 0700 AM 43.15N 90.68W CUBA CITY 0.30 0700 AM 42.63N 90.46W BOSCOBEL ASOS 0.27 0700 AM 43.16N 90.68W BURTON 0.24 0700 AM 42.72N 90.82W ...JACKSON COUNTY... MATHER 3NW 0.72 0700 AM 44.17N 90.35W TAYLOR 0.40 0700 AM 44.32N 91.12W BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS 0.40 0700 AM 44.30N 90.84W BLACK RIVER FALLS STP 0.18 0700 AM 44.29N 90.85W BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.17 0700 AM 44.38N 90.84W ...JUNEAU COUNTY... NECEDAH 5WNW 0.57 0700 AM 44.06N 90.17W NECEDAH 1W 0.20 0700 AM 44.02N 90.08W NEW LISBON 4ENE 0.18 0700 AM 43.91N 90.07W ...LA CROSSE COUNTY... HOLMEN 2S 1.27 0700 AM 43.93N 91.25W LA CROSSE WEATHER 1.22 0700 AM 43.82N 91.19W LA CROSSE 5SE 1.19 0700 AM 43.77N 91.15W HOLMEN 0.94 0700 AM 43.97N 91.27W HOLLAND 0.69 0700 AM 43.97N 91.29W LA CROSSE ASOS 0.62 0700 AM 43.88N 91.26W WEST SALEM 1W 0.43 0700 AM 43.90N 91.09W ...MONROE COUNTY... TUNNEL CITY 0.42 0700 AM 44.01N 90.57W SPARTA 0.31 0700 AM 43.94N 90.82W WARRENS 0.20 0700 AM 44.10N 90.59W ...RICHLAND COUNTY... RICHLAND CENTER 1NW 0.29 0700 AM 43.36N 90.42W RICHLAND CENTER 0.18 0700 AM 43.32N 90.38W ...TAYLOR COUNTY... MEDFORD 1.32 0700 AM 45.13N 90.34W DIAMOND LAKE RAWS 1.07 0700 AM 45.11N 90.69W MEDFORD 4NW 0.86 0700 AM 45.21N 90.36W GAD 6E 0.79 0700 AM 45.14N 90.20W JUMP RIVER 0.07 0700 AM 45.36N 90.80W ...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY... GALESVILLE 2ESE 0.81 0700 AM 44.08N 91.34W OSSEO 0.80 0700 AM 44.58N 91.22W BLAIR 2NW 0.50 0700 AM 44.31N 91.27W WHITEHALL 2W 0.33 0700 AM 44.37N 91.36W TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 0.33 0700 AM 44.00N 91.44W ...VERNON COUNTY... COON VALLEY 6S 0.94 0700 AM 43.61N 91.01W VIROQUA 0.79 0700 AM 43.55N 90.90W VIROQUA 4WSW 0.79 0700 AM 43.54N 90.96W READSTOWN 0.71 0700 AM 43.45N 90.76W GENOA 0.48 0700 AM 43.57N 91.23W LIBERTY POLE 2SW 0.40 0700 AM 43.49N 90.95W VIROQUA 3ESE 0.36 0700 AM 43.55N 90.82W WESTBY 3ENE 0.32 0700 AM 43.68N 90.81W WESTBY 2NNE 0.27 0700 AM 43.70N 90.85W VIROQUA 4NE 0.20 0700 AM 43.61N 90.82W LA FARGE 0.17 0700 AM 43.57N 90.64W HILLSBORO 1SW 0.13 0700 AM 43.65N 90.35W HILLSBORO 0.13 0700 AM 43.65N 90.33W ONTARIO 3E 0.10 0700 AM 43.72N 90.60W ONTARIO 0.08 0700 AM 43.72N 90.59W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
Today's Forecast
THE FORECAST FOR ROCHESTER AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
TODAY: Numerous Shower in the Morning. Then a chance of showers in the Afternoon. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 70%. Highs around 60.
TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy with A Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Then Mostly Clear After Midnight. Chance of Rain 20%. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Lows in the Lower 50s
TODAY: Numerous Shower in the Morning. Then a chance of showers in the Afternoon. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 70%. Highs around 60.
TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy with A Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Then Mostly Clear After Midnight. Chance of Rain 20%. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Lows in the Lower 50s
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
SHORT TERM FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA SO EXPECT MORE OFF AND ON RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL TOTALS FROM JUNE 18TH TO JUNE 22ND
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM JUNE 18TH TO JUNE 22ND... LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL NORTHEAST IOWA DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 3.28 WAUKON ALLAMAKEE 2.07 LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 1.87 CHARLES CITY FLOYD 1.75 OSAGE MITCHELL 1.51 VOLGA CLAYTON 1.20 ST. ANSGAR MITCHELL 1.19 CRESCO 1NE HOWARD 1.06 GUTTENBERG CLAYTON 0.78 SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA LA CRESCENT HOUSTON 5.20 SPRING GROVE HOUSTON 3.18 PRESTON FILLMORE 2.67 ROCHESTER ASOS OLMSTED 2.46 BYRON OLMSTED 2.08 WABASHA WABASHA 2.00 ALTURA 5W WINONA 1.82 AUSTIN MOWER 1.77 WINONA LOCK AND DAM 5A WINONA 1.63 MINNESOTA CITY LD 5 WINONA 1.44 ELGIN 2SSW WABASHA 0.98 SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 6.34 VIROQUA VERNON 6.05 LA CROSSE 4NNW LA CROSSE 5.22 HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 4.55 LA FARGE VERNON 3.72 ONTARIO VERNON 3.61 NEILLSVILLE 3SW CLARK 3.42 MEDFORD TAYLOR 3.35 HILLSBORO 1SW VERNON 3.34 STEUBEN 4SE CRAWFORD 3.28 RICHLAND CENTER 1NW RICHLAND 3.16 ALMA LOCK AND DAM 4 BUFFALO 3.13 OWEN 2N CLARK 2.72 WESTBY 3ENE VERNON 2.38 GENOA VERNON 2.26 LA CROSSE WFO LA CROSSE 1.81 OSSEO TREMPEALEAU 1.80 WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 1.65 WEST SALEM LA CROSSE 1.52 BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 1.44 BLAIR 2NW TREMPEALEAU 1.38 TREMPEALEAU LD 6 TREMPEALEAU 1.38 FERRYVILLE CRAWFORD 1.31 ETTRICK TREMPEALEAU 1.30 LYNXVILLE CRAWFORD 0.86 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES
FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. SUCH FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE BRIEF IN NATURE AND NORMALLY DO NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. HOWEVER... IF A TORNADO WARNING WOULD BECOME NECESSARY...TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
Today's Forecast
THE FORECAST FOR ROCHESTER AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
TODAY: Showers Likely and Isolated Thunderstorms in The Morning. The occasional Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms in the Afternoon. Southwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 80%. Highs in the Upper 60's.
TONIGHT: Showers. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 80%. Lows in the Mid 50's
TODAY: Showers Likely and Isolated Thunderstorms in The Morning. The occasional Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms in the Afternoon. Southwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 80%. Highs in the Upper 60's.
TONIGHT: Showers. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of Rain 80%. Lows in the Mid 50's
LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK
LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... ...TODAYS TOPIC IS OUTDOOR LIGHTNING SAFETY... THE BEST RULE OF THUMB CONCERNING LIGHTNING SAFETY IS TO BE INDOORS. BE SURE TO RECOGNIZE WHEN STORMS ARE APPROACHING OR SKIES BEGIN DARKENING. IF THUNDER IS HEARD IT IS TIME TO TAKE ACTION. GIVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO MOVE INSIDE. DO NOT TAKE CHANCES. IN 2011...PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING PERFORMING TORNADO DAMAGE SUPPORT...GOLFING...BAILING HAY...FEEDING LIVESTOCK AND ROUNDING UP CATTLE. ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WERE OUTDOOR. ON JUNE 14TH LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING IN THE REGION WHILE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES CONTINUED AS WELL WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS. NO PLACE IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE FROM LIGHTNING BUT SOME PLACES ARE MUCH SAFER THAN OTHERS. A LARGE ENCLOSED BUILDING IS THE SAFEST...LIKE A HOME...SCHOOL...OFFICE BUILDING OR SHOPPING CENTER. ENCLOSED BUILDINGS ARE USUALLY SAFE BECAUSE OF WIRING AND PLUMBING. ON THE OTHER HAND...UNSAFE BUILDINGS WOULD INCLUDE PARK SHELTERS... SHEDS...CAR PORTS...COVERED PATIOS...TENTS OR BASEBALL DUGOUTS. IF THERE IS NO BUILDING TO SEEK REFUGE IN...USUALLY A VEHICLE IS A SAFE OPTION. A SAFE VEHICLE INCLUDES ANY HARD-TOPPED CAR...SUV... BUS OR TRACTOR. MAKE SURE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE CLOSED AND AVOID TOUCHING ANY METAL SURFACES. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS EXTERIOR ANTENNAS FOR AMATEUR RADIOS OR CELL PHONES...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING THEM DURING A THUNDERSTORM. UNSAFE VEHICLES INCLUDE SOFT-TOPPED CONVERTIBLES...MOTORCYCLES... AND TRACTORS WITHOUT CABS. BICYCLES ARE ALSO NOT SAFE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS WITH NO ENCLOSED BUILDING OR VEHICLE TO SEEK REFUGE IN...AVOID STANDING NEAR ISOLATED TALL TREES THAT MAY ATTRACT A STRIKE. THE RAIN WILL NOT KILL YOU BUT THE NEARBY LIGHTNING STRIKE COULD. AVOID PARTIALLY ENCLOSED BUILDINGS AND ANY TALL OBJECT. AVOID CAMPING IN AN OPEN FIELD OR NEAR THE TOP OF HILLS. STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS SUCH AS FENCES OR POLES. WITH NO SAFE BUILDING OR VEHICLE AVAILABLE...A HIGHWAY OVERPASS MIGHT OFFER SOME PROTECTION. TRY TO FIND A DITCH OR LOW SPOT TO GET TO BUT ANY ATTEMPT TO FIND SHELTER OR A VEHICLE IS MUCH SAFER. THE VAST MAJORITY OF LIGHTNING INJURIES AND DEATHS ON BOATS OCCUR ON SMALL BOATS WITH NO CABIN. BOATS WITH CABINS OFFER SOME PROTECTION BUT ARE STILL NOT IDEAL. HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK COVER IN A BUILDING OR VEHICLE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB PAGE DEDICATED TO LIGHTNING INFORMATION AND SAFETY AT..
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
TONIGHT'S AND TOMORROW'S FORECAST
THE FORECAST FOR ROCHESTER AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
REST OF TONIGHT: Occasional Showers and Isolated Thunderstorm Late in the Evening. Then Scattered Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms After Midnight. Southeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. Chance of Rain 90%. Lows in the Lower 60's
WEDNESDAY: Showers and Slight Chance of Thunderstorms. South Winds 5 to 10 Mph in the Morning Then Shifting To The Southwest in the Afternoon. Chance of Rain 80%. Highs in the Upper 60's
REST OF TONIGHT: Occasional Showers and Isolated Thunderstorm Late in the Evening. Then Scattered Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms After Midnight. Southeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. Chance of Rain 90%. Lows in the Lower 60's
WEDNESDAY: Showers and Slight Chance of Thunderstorms. South Winds 5 to 10 Mph in the Morning Then Shifting To The Southwest in the Afternoon. Chance of Rain 80%. Highs in the Upper 60's
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