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Conditions Updated: 9:35 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Temperature 66°F Humidity 94% Dew Point 64°F Wind SSW at 58 mph Pressure 29.58 in (Rising) Conditions Light Rain Visibility 0.8 miles Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 2100 ft Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 5000 ft Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 6000 ft Yesterday's Maximum 63°F Yesterday's Minimum 52°F Sunrise 05:34 AM (CDT) Sunset 08:54 PM (CDT) Moon Rise 11:51 AM (CDT) Moon Set 12:51 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 through Monday morning... Sunday Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 90F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Sunday Night Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 57F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.7 in. possible. Monday Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 75F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 50F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 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 59F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday Night Overcast in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 43F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 20 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy. High of 59F. 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 43F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Thursday Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Friday Partly cloudy. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 72F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Saturday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 55F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Sunday Mostly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 63F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NW after midnight. Chance of rain 40%. Monday Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 75F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%. Monday Night Clear. Low of 59F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Partly cloudy. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Clear. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Night Clear. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Severe Thunderstorm Warning Statement Issued: 9:40 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 ... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for eastern Stearns... western Sherburne... southwestern Morrison and Benton counties until 1030 PM CDT... At 934 PM CDT... trained weather spotters reported a line of severe thunderstorms producing destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from Albany to Sartell to Clear Lake... moving north at 40 mph. Penny size hail may also accompany these damaging winds. Locations impacted include... Freeport... Santiago... St Stephen... parent... Glendorado... Holdingford... Mayhew... Rice... Foley... Ronneby... Upsala... Gilman... Royalton... Elmdale and Little Rock. 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. Hail is also expected... which can cause damage to vehicles and windows. Seek shelter now inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. This storm has a history of producing widespread wind damage. This is an extremely dangerous situation. Seek shelter now inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Lat... Lon 4577 9376 4565 9375 4534 9384 4539 9392       4538 9396 4542 9405 4537 9409 4544 9428       4543 9483 4578 9467 4578 9465 4585 9463       4587 9416 time... Mot... loc 0239z 192deg 33kt 4564 9464 4565 9422           4553 9391 wind... hail 70mph 0.75in Jlt Severe Thunderstorm Watch Statement Issued: 9:03 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 Benton Blue Earth Brown Carver Cass Chippewa Chisago Crow Wing Dakota Douglas Faribault Freeborn Goodhue Hennepin Isanti Kanabec Kandiyohi Lac Qui Parle Le Sueur McLeod Martin Meeker Mille Lacs Morrison Nicollet Pine Pope Ramsey Redwood Renville Rice Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Stevens swift Todd Waseca Washington Watonwan Wright Yellow Medicine Flash Flood Watch Statement Issued: 4:26 PM CDT on 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. 908 am CDT sun may 27 2012 The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a * Flood Watch for the Mississippi River at St cloud * from Thursday afternoon until further notice. * At 8:15 am Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet. * Minor flooding is possible. * Forecast... flood stage may be reached by Thursday early afternoon.

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