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Conditions Updated: 11:07 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Temperature 68°F Humidity 88% Dew Point 64°F Wind WSW at 17 mph Pressure 29.66 in (Rising) Conditions Light Rain Visibility 6.0 miles Clouds (FEW) : 1100 ft Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 4200 ft Overcast (OVC) : 7000 ft Yesterday's Maximum 63°F Yesterday's Minimum 57°F Sunrise 05:32 AM (CDT) Sunset 08:48 PM (CDT) Moon Rise 11:48 AM (CDT) Moon Set 12:47 AM (CDT) Moon Phase Local Radar » Expand Image Local Satellite » Expand Image

Forecast as of 10:00 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Monday... Sunday Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 91F with a heat index of 97F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Sunday Night Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 64F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.5 in. possible. Monday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 75F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 64F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 46F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 20 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 63F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Thursday Mostly cloudy. Fog early. High of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Low of 54F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Mostly cloudy. High of 77F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Monday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 77F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30%. Monday Night Clear. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Partly cloudy. High of 77F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Clear with a chance of rain. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Thursday Night Clear. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Severe Thunderstorm Watch Statement Issued: 11:03 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 307 remains in effect until 100 am CDT for the following locations MN . Minnesota counties included are Aitkin Anoka Blue Earth Carver Cass Chisago Crow Wing Dakota Faribault Freeborn Goodhue Hennepin Isanti Le Sueur Martin Pine Ramsey Rice Scott Steele Waseca Washington Watonwan Flash Flood Warning Statement Issued: 9:46 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Anoka County in east central Minnesota... Carver County in east central Minnesota... Hennepin County in east central Minnesota... Isanti County in east central Minnesota... northwestern Dakota County in east central Minnesota... Ramsey County in east central Minnesota... Scott County in east central Minnesota... western Chisago County in east central Minnesota... * until 330 am CDT * at 939 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall continue to develop and move across the warned area. Doppler radar rainfall rates are ranging from 1 to 2 inches an hour. Additional rainfall through 6 am Monday could exceed 2 inches in some areas. * Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cambridge... Minneapolis... North Branch... Plymouth... St Paul... Andover... Anoka... Apple Valley... Arden Hills... Belle Plaine... Blaine... Bloomington... Bodum... Braham... branch... Brooklyn Center... Brooklyn Park... Burnsville... Carver... Cedar... Centerville... Champlin... Chanhassen... Chaska... Chisago City... Circle Pines... Coates... Cologne... Columbia Heights and Coon Rapids. Urban areas will be particularly prone to flash flooding as sewers will become overwhelmed. Water will pool in low lying areas... Highway underpasses as well as Road construction areas. Mudslides are also possible especially in areas of construction. Small creeks and streams will rise quickly due to the intense rainfall. 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. Lat... Lon 4572 9286 4530 9290 4529 9302 4513 9302       4510 9297 4473 9301 4454 9325 4454 9389       4463 9385 4463 9377 4467 9376 4473 9400       4497 9401 4497 9377 4523 9352 4574 9352 Dfc/dwe 927 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Brown County in south central Minnesota... eastern Renville County in central Minnesota... McLeod County in central Minnesota... Meeker County in central Minnesota... Nicollet County in south central Minnesota... northwestern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota... Sibley County in central Minnesota... Watonwan County in south central Minnesota... Wright County in central Minnesota... * until 330 am CDT Monday * at 923 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. One to three inches of rain has already occurred across portions of the warned area. * Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Buffalo... Gaylord... Hutchinson... Litchfield... Mankato... New Ulm... St James... St Peter... Albertville... Amboy... Annandale... Arlington... Biscay... Brownton... Buffalo Lake... Cedar Mills... Cokato... Comfrey... Corvuso... Cosmos... Courtland... Darfur... Darwin... Dassel... Delano... Eagle Lake... Enfield... Evan... Fairfax and Gibbon. Small creeks... streams and tributaries flowing to the Minnesota river wil likely rise quickly because of saturated soils from earlier heavy rains. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible across the area through 6 am Monday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams... highways and underpasses. Additionally... country roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks... streams and other low lying areas are subject to flooding. Lat... Lon 4385 9486 4410 9487 4411 9509 4428 9510       4429 9487 4450 9487 4532 9461 4528 9427       4532 9419 4530 9416 4541 9406 4525 9355       4498 9379 4498 9402 4472 9402 4467 9383       4456 9391 4424 9402 4422 9380 4386 9381 Dwe Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch Statement Issued: 11:33 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 The Flood Watch continues for the Mississippi River at Anoka * from Saturday afternoon until further notice. * Minor flooding is possible. * Bankfull stage is 838.0 feet. * Forecast... flood stage may be reached by Saturday early afternoon. The river is forecast to crest at 838.0 next Sunday. 1133 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The Flood Watch continues for the Crow River at Rockford * from Wednesday morning until further notice. * At 10:45 PM Sunday the stage was 8.5 feet. * Minor flooding is possible. * Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet. * Forecast... flood stage may be reached by Wednesday morning. The river is forecast to 11.2 feet on Friday. 1133 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The Flood Watch continues for the Minnesota river at Savage * from late Thursday night until further notice. * At 10:00 PM Sunday the stage was 697.2 feet. * Minor flooding is possible. * Bankfull stage is 698.0 feet. * Forecast... flood stage may be reached by Friday morning. The river is forecast to 703.9 feet next Sunday. 822 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued an * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... east central Carver County in east central Minnesota... Hennepin County in east central Minnesota... northeastern Scott County in east central Minnesota... northern Dakota County in east central Minnesota... Ramsey County in east central Minnesota... southern Anoka County in east central Minnesota... western Washington County in east central Minnesota... * until 230 am CDT Monday * at 815 PM CDT... trained weather spotters reported minor flooding due to the intense rainfall near I 94 and Broadway. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches in an hour are occurring with these storms which will cause localized flooding problems. Additional thunderstorms are moving in from the south which will continue to cause problems across much of the Twin Cities Metro area. Rainfall amounts of an additional 1 to 2 inches can be expected with the new storms. * Some locations that will experience minor flooding include... Minneapolis... Plymouth... St Paul... Anoka... Arden Hills... Blaine... Bloomington... Brooklyn Center... Brooklyn Park... Burnsville... Carver... Centerville... Champlin... Chanhassen... Chaska... Circle Pines... Columbia Heights... Coon Rapids... Cottage Grove... Crystal... Deephaven... Eagan... Eden Prairie... Edina... Excelsior... Falcon Heights... Fridley... Golden Valley... Hamel and hilltop. Precautionary/preparedness actions... With additional thunderstorms moving in from the south... expect excessive runoff from these storms to cause quick responding localized flooding of small creeks and streams... urban areas... highways... streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. Do not drive around barricades set up to block water covered roadways. The barricades are set up for your protection. Lat... Lon 4516 9291 4477 9287 4474 9371 4501 9367       4524 9342 Dfc 426 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 ... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday morning... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * portions of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin... including the following areas... in Minnesota... Anoka... Benton... Blue Earth...    Brown... Carver... Chisago... Dakota... Hennepin... Isanti... Kanabec... Kandiyohi... Le Sueur... Martin... McLeod... Meeker... Mille Lacs... Morrison... Nicollet... Ramsey... Redwood... Renville... Scott... Sherburne... Sibley... Stearns... Washington...    Watonwan and Wright. In northwest Wisconsin... Polk. * Through Monday morning * widespread rainfall totals of one to three inches are likely tonight. The heavy rain may fall in a short period of time. * Flooding is possible in low lying and poor drainage areas. Heavy rainfall in short periods of time frequently cause urban flooding and can wash out rural roads. Any ground that is saturated will add to flooding potential. In addition to the threat of flash flooding... the heavy rains could also result in flooding along area creeks and rivers. 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.

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