There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Albert Lea Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
Hazardous Weather Outlook
438 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
IT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY AS A WARM
FRONT LIFTS NORTH. THE HEAT INDEX THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... WILL
APPROACH 100 DEGREES. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TODAY IF YOU WORK OR
SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN MINNESOTA AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE DAKOTAS.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE... AS WELL AS A FEW
TORNADOES. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TONIGHT AS THEY PASS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN. FLOODING MAY ALSO DEVELOP
ALONG THE ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A FEW NON SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Albert Lea Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
Shortterm Forecast
MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>078-082>085-091>093-271300-
BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
GOODHUE-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-
MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-
RICE-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASECA-
WATONWAN-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...ALEXANDRIA...BENSON...
CAMBRIDGE...FAIRMONT...HUTCHINSON...MANKATO...MILACA...MONTEVIDEO...
NEW ULM...OWATONNA...RED WING...REDWOOD FALLS...ST CLOUD...
ST PETER...WILLMAR
558 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
.NOW...
A LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HAIL...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY HEAVY TO INTENSE RAIN SHOWERS ARE LOCATED FROM MOST
OF NORTH DAKOTA ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA...TO LAKE
SUPERIOR...ROUGHLY FROM BISMARK TO FARGO...BRAINERD TO DULUTH
SUPERIOR...AND ASHLAND WISCONSIN...AND ALL OF IT IS MOVING TO THE
NORTH TOWARDS CANADA.
ONE AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS LOCATED
NEAR GLENWOOD TO ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE MOVING TOWARDS WADENA...
MOTLEY AND PILLAGER FROM...BETWEEN NOW AND 830 AM.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS OF HALF AN INCH TO AND INCH AN HOUR CAN
BE EXPECTED FROM THESE NEW STORMS.
Clear
