ROCHESTER 103 WINONA 102 AUSTIN 107 ALBERT LEA 102 DODGE CENTER 98 PRESTON 97 OWATONNA 104
Thursday, June 30, 2011
HEAT INDEX VALUES AS OF 4 PM
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
Today's Afternoon's Updated Forecast
LATE THIS AFTERNOON: Breezy. Occasional Showers and Thunderstorms. South Winds 20 to 25 MPH with gusts around 40 mph.
TONIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms Likely This Evening. Then a Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms after midnight. South Winds 10 to 15 mph. Lows in the Lower 60's. Chance of Rain 70%
TONIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms Likely This Evening. Then a Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms after midnight. South Winds 10 to 15 mph. Lows in the Lower 60's. Chance of Rain 70%
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
.THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL WABASHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO AND
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL WABASHA COUNTIES UNTIL 4:15 PM CDT...
AT 3:21 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO LOCATED NEAR TELL...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMA...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MODENA AROUND 3:30 PM...
URNE AROUND 3:35 PM...
MISHA MOKWA AROUND 3:40 PM...
MAXVILLE AROUND 3:45 PM...
THE BIG SWAMP AREA AROUND 3:50 PM...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED
FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.
TORNADO WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... WESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 415 PM CDT * AT 307 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR HEROLD...OR NEAR ALMA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TELL AND PRAAG AROUND 320 PM... COUNTY ROADS F AND K K AROUND 325 PM... MODENA AROUND 330 PM... URNE AROUND 335 PM... MISHA MOKWA AROUND 340 PM... MAXVILLE AROUND 345 PM... THE BIG SWAMP AREA AROUND 350 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse Update
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the followingcounties in Southeast Minnesota
Houston..Wabasha and Winona THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTMINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH. THESE STORMS WERE SHOWING ROTATION ON RADAR. CURRENT FORECASTS ARE ON TRACK WITH THE WARM FRONT CONTINUING NORTH AND INSTABILITY BEING HIGHEST IN THE I-90 TO I-94 CORRIDORS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS...AND THE WIND PROFILE ABOVE THE SURFACE...ARE CONDUCIVE FOR TORNADOES ALONG THE WARM FRONT IN A BROAD AREA CENTERED FROM RED WING MINNESOTA...INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WOULD BE MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SHOULD STORMS FORM INTO A LINE. BY LATE AFTERNOON OR VERY EARLY EVENING...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL TRANSITION INTO GENERIC SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM THIS EVENING IN THE THREAT AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT EXCEED AN INCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse Update
This Hazardous weather outlook is for the following Counties in Southeast Minnesota
Dodge...
Fillmore...
Mower and Olmsted...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS SHIFTED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM COULD NOT BE RULED OUT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG SYSTEM
SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT EXCEED
AN INCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
..THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER... AT 230 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FORM FURTHER SOUTHEAST TOWARD RICHLAND CENTER AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES. THIS AREA OF STORMS WILL ALL MOVE NORTHWARD. THESE STORMS ARE SHOWING ROTATION ON RADAR. PERSISTENT AND STRONG STORM ROTATION IN THUNDERSTORMS CAN LEAD TO TORNADOES. THEREFORE... TORNADO WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY MINNEAPOLIS...TO JUST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...TO LA CROSSE... TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN. STAY WEATHER AWARE THIS AFTERNOON AS TORNADOES CAN FORM IN THE CONDITIONS PRESENT OVER THE AREA...AND HAVE MULTIPLE WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES. KNOW WHERE TO SEEK SHELTER IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
SAFETY RULES FOR TORNADOES
SAFETY RULES FOR TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH OR WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY TIPS ABOUT TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION CLOSELY. THESE STORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY SO THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHEN ADVANCED WARNING IS NOT POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WARNING MEANS A TORNADO HAS BEEN SPOTTED...OR STRONG ROTATION WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR. IF YOU ARE NEAR OR IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES. IN OPEN COUNTRY...TRY AND FIND A SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...FIND A DITCH OR CULVERT AND LAY FLAT. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS FOR PROTECTION. IN HOMES OR SMALL BUILDINGS...GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL...LIKE AN INTERIOR CLOSET...HALL...OR BATHROOM. GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY IF YOU CAN. PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORM AS POSSIBLE. IN MOBILE HOMES...ABANDON THEM AND GO TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER. IN A VEHICLE...NEVER TRY AND OUTRUN A TORNADO UNLESS IT IS QUITE SOME DISTANCE AWAY AND YOU CAN CLEARLY DRIVE AWAY. FIND A SHELTER INSTEAD OF STAYING WITH YOUR VEHICLE. AUTOMOBILES CAN EASILY BE PICKED UP AND TOSSED AROUND BY A TORNADO. IN SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS...OR SHOPPING CENTERS...GO TO DESIGNATED SHELTER AREAS. INTERIOR SMALL ROOMS OR HALLS ON THE LOWEST LEVELS ARE USUALLY SAFER. STAY AWAY FROM GYMNASIUMS OR AUDITORIUMS. THE KEY TO TORNADO SURVIVAL IS BEING PREPARED. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR WHEN YOU SPOT A TORNADO. REMEMBER... THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE DURING A TORNADO MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY
TORNADO WATCH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 532 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES..
GOODHUE...
HOUSTON...
WABASHA AND WINONA.
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
GOODHUE...
HOUSTON...
WABASHA AND WINONA.
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TORNADO WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 144 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CANNON FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CANNON FALLS...
NEW TRIER...
RANDOLPH...
HAMPTON...
VERMILLION...
COATES...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 144 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CANNON FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CANNON FALLS...
NEW TRIER...
RANDOLPH...
HAMPTON...
VERMILLION...
COATES...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
Today Forecast 6/21
REST OF TODAY: Increasing shower and thunderstorm chances by late morning. Then a occasional Showers and Thunderstorms in the Afternoon. Southeast Winds 15 to 20 mph. Highs in Mid 70's. Chance of Rain 80%.
TONIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms Likely. Some Thunderstorms May Produce Heavy Rainfall In the Evening. Southeast Winds 10 to 15 Mph. chance of Rain 70%. Lows in the Lower 60's
TONIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms Likely. Some Thunderstorms May Produce Heavy Rainfall In the Evening. Southeast Winds 10 to 15 Mph. chance of Rain 70%. Lows in the Lower 60's
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 THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A LINGERING DAMAGING WIND THREAT ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR NORTH THIS FRONT WILL GET. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS TO SET UP NEAR INTERSTATE 90 THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN IOWA. INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT AND ANY REMAINING BOUNDARIES FROM THIS MORNINGS STORMS. ALTHOUGH STORMS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE RATHER PROGRESSIVE...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT EXCEED AN INCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 1130 AM TUESDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES
HUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...RICE... STEELE AND WASECA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM CDT... AT 200 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MORRISTOWN TO OSLO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... DEERFIELD. MEDFORD. WARSAW. FARIBAULT. RUSKIN. KENYON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A QUICK INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN FILLMORE...MOWER AND OLMSTED COUNTIES... AT 153 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LE ROY...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 3...COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8...OSTRANDER...ETNA... HIGHWAYS 63 AND 16...SPRING VALLEY...HAMILTON AND WASHINGTON.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse Update
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA BY EVENING AND THEN MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT. BESIDES A HEAVY RAIN THREAT...THEY COULD PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL AS THEY PASS THROUGH. ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD DEVELOP CLOSER TO THE AREA AFTER MID-EVENING AHEAD OF THE LINE...IN NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... ALONG A WARM FRONT THAT WILL SHIFT NORTH FROM CENTRAL IOWA INTO ILLINOIS. THESE MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT COULD ALSO HAVE AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WHICH AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE SITUATED NEAR THE MINNESOTA-IOWA STATE BORDER...INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS. DETAILS ON HOW MUCH HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR TUESDAY...AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND FIELD...ARE PROVIDING SOME DIFFICULTY IN ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF THREAT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SPOTTERS ELSEWHERE SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR ISOLATED STORM DEVELOPMENT AND WARNINGS. SPOTTERS MAY ALSO BE NEEDED ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT EXCEED AN INCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 1130 AM TUESDAY. EXTRA WEATHER MONITORING MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK
...LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK... JUNE 19-25 IS LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK. ...TODAYS TOPIC IS AN INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING... LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH BUT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DURING THE PAST 30 YEARS LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 55 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. SO FAR IN 2011...THERE HAVE BEEN 5 PEOPLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING NATIONWIDE. FOUR OF THOSE FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED IN JUNE ALONE. IN 2010 A TOTAL OF 29 PEOPLE DIED AS A RESULT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES... ALL WERE OUTDOORS AND 76 PERCENT OF THEM WERE MALES. FEW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT ACT PROMPTLY TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES AND END UP PUTTING THEMSELVES AND IN SOME CASES OTHERS AT RISK. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ON WARM SUMMER DAYS. ONCE YOU HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE POTENTIALLY CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET STRUCK. THAT IS TIME TO MOVE INDOORS OR TO A PLACE OF SHELTER. REMEMBER THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST STRIKE SO WAITING TO HEAR THUNDER IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD RULE. AND THERE ARE SCENARIOS WHEN ONLY ONE OR TWO LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCUR FROM FAIRLY INNOCENT LOOKING SHOWERS. GIVEN THE LOW LEVEL OF PREDICTABILITY WITH LIGHTNING...YOU ARE BETTER OFF NOT TAKING CHANCES. OVERALL IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO BE EDUCATED ON HOW LIGHTNING FORMS... THE RELATED DANGERS...VARIOUS SAFETY RULES...AND SOME BACKGROUND ON THE MEDICAL ISSUES. THIS INFORMATION MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE SOME DAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB PAGE DEDICATED TO LIGHTNING SAFETY AT... LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
MORE HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PORTION OF THE AREA COVERED BY THESE HEAVY RAINS WAS RELATIVELY SMALL BUT THEY DID IMPACT RIVER LEVELS WHERE THEY FELL. THE GREATER PART OF THE AREA RECEIVED LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SOME AREAS REMAINED DRY. THUS SOILS ACROSS THE AREA VARY FROM QUITE WET TO RATHER DRY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ANY STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. IF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOW MOVING AND TRACK OVER LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...EXCESS RUNOFF IS QUITE LIKELY ALONG WITH RISING WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE DRIER AREAS WILL TAKE ONE OR TWO ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR. A FEW ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE STORMS WILL REPEATEDLY TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA OR SHIFT LOCATION THROUGH THE PERIOD. IF IT BEGINS TO APPEAR THAN REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...OR THAT HEAVY RAINS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD...A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OR ALL OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THE THUNDERSTORM...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
Today Forecast 6/20
TODAY: Patchy Fog in the early morning. Mostly Cloudy wit scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in mid 70's. East Winds 10 to 15 MPH. Chance of rain 50%
TONIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms. Rain maybe Heavy at Times after midnight. Lows in the Mid 60's. East winds 10 to 15 Mph. Chance of rain 80%
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 A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO SOUTHERN IOWA LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE PUSHING NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WHICH AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE SITUATED FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA/NORTHERN IOWA...INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM TODAY TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
TONIGHT'S FORECAST AND MONDAY'S FORECAST
TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy a slight chance of showers and thunderstorm chance of rain 10%. East winds 5 to 10 Mph. Lows in the Lower 60's
MONDAY: Mostly Cloudy with a chance of Showers andThunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. chance of rain 40%. East winds 10 to 20 Mph.
MONDAY NIGHT: Showers and Thunderstorms Like. Some Thunderstorms maybe Severe in the evening. Lows in the mid 60's. Chance of rain of 70%. Southeast winds 10 to 15 Mph. Next Updated forecast will be in morning and more details of severe weather potential Tomorrow and Tuesday.
SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Severe Weather Possible Monday and Tuesday
The weather pattern continues to look conducive for a severe weather threat Monday and Tuesday - with Monday evening and late Tuesday afternoon-evening having the highest threat.
Latest indications are for a vigorous upper level trough to spin across the Central Plains on Monday, then northeast across the Upper Mississippi River Valley on Tuesday. At the surface, low pressure will develop ahead of the trough and move across the north central Plains while a warm front across Iowa lifts north through the area. Although the exact placement and timing of these features are not certain at this time, the overall ingredients will be in place for strong to severe storms. The primary threat at this time appears to be large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. The tornado threat will be highest in the vicinity of the warm front.
The weather pattern continues to look conducive for a severe weather threat Monday and Tuesday - with Monday evening and late Tuesday afternoon-evening having the highest threat.
Latest indications are for a vigorous upper level trough to spin across the Central Plains on Monday, then northeast across the Upper Mississippi River Valley on Tuesday. At the surface, low pressure will develop ahead of the trough and move across the north central Plains while a warm front across Iowa lifts north through the area. Although the exact placement and timing of these features are not certain at this time, the overall ingredients will be in place for strong to severe storms. The primary threat at this time appears to be large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. The tornado threat will be highest in the vicinity of the warm front.
Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook For NWS Lacrosse Update
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES A VIABLE.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. A FEW NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PUSH INTO NORTHEAST IOWA VERY LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE ROCKIES TOWARD MINNESOTA EARLY IN THE WEEK. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO IOWA MONDAY AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WHICH AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE SITUATED OVER NORTHEAST IOWA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...AND THEN OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY. IT APPEARS MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION LOOKS LIKELY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM MONDAY TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. $$
Today's Updated Forecast 6/19
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON: Partly Sunny. Highs in the Upper 70's Northeast winds 10 to 15 Mph.
TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy In the evening then becoming Mostly Cloudy with chance of Showers and Thunderstorms. Lows in Mid 60's. East Winds 5 to 10 Mph. Chance of Rain 20%
Today Forecast 6/19
Happy Father's Day
TODAY: Partly Sunny. Highs in the Lower 80's East winds around 5 MPH
TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy in the Early evening the becoming mostly Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. chance of rain 20% Lows in the Mid 60's. East wind 5 to 10 MPH
TODAY: Partly Sunny. Highs in the Lower 80's East winds around 5 MPH
TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy in the Early evening the becoming mostly Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. chance of rain 20% Lows in the Mid 60's. East wind 5 to 10 MPH
TODAY'S WEATHER STORY
Severe Weather Possible Monday and Tuesday
The weather pattern continues to look conducive for a severe weather threat early next week. Latest indications are for a vigorous upper level trough to spin across the Central Plains early next week. At the surface, low pressure will develop ahead of the trough and move across the north central Plains while a warm front across Iowa lifts north through the area. Although the exact placement and timing of these features are not certain at this time, the overall ingredients will be in place for strong to severe storms to develop late Monday into Tuesday. The primary threat at this time appears to be large hail and damaging winds. The possibility does exist for a few, isolated tornadoes, especially in area near the warm front. Stay tuned to this news story and the links below for the latest updates.
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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NONE OF THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PUSH INTO NORTHEAST IOWA LATE TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO IOWA MONDAY AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WHICH AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE SITUATED OVER NORTHEAST IOWA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN TUESDAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. HOWEVER A WEBINAR MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATER MONDAY MORNING AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE ON THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT... AT 950 PM CDT...THE WABASHA COUNTY SHERIFF INDICATED THE FLOODING SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY WAS NO LONGER A CONCERN. MARION ROAD WILL REMAIN BLOCKED OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT BECAUSE SOME GRAVEL MAY HAVE WASHED OUT AROUND THE CULVERT. NO OTHER FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED IN THE REST OF THE COUNTY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT BUT THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ANY MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS. EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED... PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
SHORT TERM FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1030 PM FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA...TO ELKADER IOWA...TO DICKEYVILLE WISCONSIN. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE FROM 930 PM TO 1030 PM.
SHORT TERM FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LACROSSE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 930 PM FOR AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM WEST CONCORD MINNESOTA TO ROCKFORD IOWA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE FROM 830 PM TO 930 PM.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT... AT 745 PM...THE WABASHA SHERIFF AND PUBLIC REPORTS INDICATE THAT WATER FROM BREMERS CREEK WAS RISING QUICKLY AND WAS ALREADY OVER MARION STREET SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY. OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP BARRICADES CLOSING OFF MARION STREET. AROUND 645 PM...WATER FROM THIS CREEK ALSO CAUSED SOME EROSION ALONG HIGHWAY 63 AND CAUSED TWO TREES TO FALL DOWN. AT 758 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OBSERVERS IN LAKE CITY REPORTED AT 730 PM THAT THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...LAKE CITY...WABASHA AND KELLOGG. 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
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