New T-Storm Watch includes metro until 1am
Okay, this one's for real. (SPC dropped earlier watch today)
A severe T-Strorm Watch now includes the metro and most of central Minnesota until 1am CDT.
Storms are firing along a cold front north of St. Cloud and will move slowly southeast tonight.
The best chance for metro storms appears to be after 9 -10 pm tonight.
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-Latest Twin Cities radar loop
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 705
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 535 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST OF
WATERTOWN SOUTH DAKOTA TO 75 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SAINT CLOUD
MINNESOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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 THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 703...
DISCUSSION...STRONG/SEVERE TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH EARLY/MID EVENING IN VICINITY OF A SOUTHEASTWARD
MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE IN
VICINITY OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF STRONGER
WESTERLIES ALOFT...A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH MLCAPE ON
THE ORDER OF 2500-4500 J/KG WILL SUPPORT SOME SUPERCELLS/SUSTAINED
MULTICELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS AS STORMS SPREAD
SOUTHEASTWARD/EVENTUALLY CONGEAL THROUGH THE EVENING.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 30020.
...GUYER/THOMPSON
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AITKIN ANOKA BENTON
BIG STONE BROWN CARLTON
CARVER CASS CHIPPEWA
CHISAGO CROW WING DAKOTA
DOUGLAS GRANT HENNEPIN
ISANTI KANABEC KANDIYOHI
LAC QUI PARLE LE SUEUR LINCOLN
LYON MCLEOD MEEKER
MILLE LACS MORRISON NICOLLET
OTTER TAIL PINE POPE
RAMSEY REDWOOD RENVILLE
RICE SCOTT SHERBURNE
SIBLEY STEARNS STEVENS
SWIFT TODD TRAVERSE
WADENA WASHINGTON WILKIN
WRIGHT YELLOW MEDICINE
NDC077-081-310600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0705.110730T2235Z-110731T0600Z/
ND
. NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
RICHLAND SARGENT
SDC005-011-025-029-037-039-051-057-077-091-109-115-310600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0705.110730T2235Z-110731T0600Z/
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEADLE BROOKINGS CLARK
CODINGTON DAY DEUEL
GRANT HAMLIN KINGSBURY
MARSHALL ROBERTS SPINK
PH