Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 2:42 am CDT on July 10, 2009
Now
Scattered thunderstorms will continue through 330 am CDT in the vicinity of the Iowa and Minnesota border. Storms are then expected to gradually end over far southern Minnesota by 430 am CDT. However...storms will continue across far northern Iowa through 430 am CDT. Brief heavy rain and pea size hail is possible with the strongest storms. Up to 0.75 inch of rain is expected through 430 am in far northern Iowa with a quarter inch or less in far southern Minnesota.
Forecast for Nobles
Updated: 11:00 PM CDT on July 9, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Friday...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 568 in effect until 2 am CDT Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning... then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Dickinson County in northwest Iowa northeastern O'Brien County in northwest Iowa northern Clay County in northwest Iowa Osceola County in northwest Iowa southeastern Nobles County in southwest Minnesota southern Jackson County in southwest Minnesota
* until noon CDT Friday
* at 1158 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar estimates and numerous reports of heavy rainfall from 2 to 4 inches across the area this evening has resulted in ongoing ponding and flooding of low lying areas. While thunderstorms have become more scattered late evening... additional storms are expected to develop between midnight and 2 am which will bring potential for locally an inch or two rainfall the remainder of the night... which will prolong the slow drainage effects from the heavy rainfall.
* Rainfall had created flooding of a Railroad underpass along Highway 59 and 60 in Worthington... with reported ponding across much of Dickinson County.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Do not enter the water. Turn around and move up to higher ground to escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising.
The Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Iowa... southwest Minnesota and southeast South Dakota has been cancelled. While a few thunderstorms are possible in this area early this morning... the threat for heavy rain and flash flooding has ended.
Local Storm Report
07/09/2009 1131 PM
Worthington, Nobles County.
Flash flood, reported by Emergency Mngr.
The Highway 59/60 underpass in the southeast part of Worthington is flooded by the heavy rain.
07/09/2009 0840 PM
6 miles N of Brewster, Nobles County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.
8-10 inch branches snapped
07/09/2009 0747 PM
Ellsworth, Nobles County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
07/09/2009 0903 PM
N Dundee, Nobles County.
Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter.
07/09/2009 0833 PM
Worthington, Nobles County.
Flash flood, reported by broadcast media.
Flooded intersection of 10th street and 8th Avenue