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Kossuth County, IA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
623 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUMBOLDT...
AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BODE...OTTOSEN...HARDY...LIVERMORE...RENWICK AND LU VERNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN SOMETIMES PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 4302 9435 4301 9398 4265 9397 4264 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 201DEG 32KT 4278 9422

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

Watches

tornado

Blue Earth County, MN

TORNADO WATCH 180 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER
RENVILLE SHERBURNE SIBLEY
STEARNS WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO
DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI
RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT
FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN
NICOLLET RICE STEELE
WASECA WATONWAN

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

GOODHUE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

POLK

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...BLAINE...BLUE EARTH...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...CHASKA...DURAND...ELK RIVER...
FAIRMONT...FARIBAULT...GAYLORD...HASTINGS...HUDSON...HUTCHINSON...
LE SUEUR...LITCHFIELD...MANKATO...MINNEAPOLIS...MONTICELLO...
NEW ULM...OLIVIA...OSCEOLA...OWATONNA...RED WING...RIVER FALLS...
SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. JAMES...ST. PAUL...ST. PETER...
STILLWATER...WASECA AND WILLMAR.

$$

Brown County, MN

Faribault County, MN

Le Sueur County, MN

Martin County, MN

Nicollet County, MN

Renville County, MN

Sibley County, MN

Steele County, MN

Waseca County, MN

Watonwan County, MN

Emmet County, IA

TORNADO WATCH 180 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN
WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN
HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK BREMER

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...EAGLE GROVE...EMMETSBURG...
ESTHERVILLE...FOREST CITY...FORT DODGE...GARNER...GRUNDY CENTER...
HAMPTON...HUMBOLDT...IOWA FALLS...MASON CITY...NORTHWOOD...
PARKERSBURG...POCAHONTAS...ROCKWELL CITY...WATERLOO...
WAVERLY AND WEBSTER CITY.

$$

Kossuth County, IA

Palo Alto County, IA

flash flood

Le Sueur County, MN

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...CARVER...CHISAGO...
DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...
KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE
LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...
SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEELE...STEVENS...TODD...
WASECA...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...
CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...RUSK
AND ST. CROIX.

* THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* A COMBINATION OF SATURATED GROUND AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS
OF FLASH FLOODING.

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.

&&

$$

Nicollet County, MN

Sibley County, MN

Steele County, MN

Waseca County, MN

Skywatch 12 Forecast

Today's Forecast

81°
65°

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA UNTIL 9:00 PM TONIGHT.

Storms with the possibility of damaging winds, large hail, and even possible tornadoes are working their way into the area from the south. We look to get a few rounds of storms today, so there is also the possibility for flooding.

Tonight we continue the chances for thunderstorms, low of 64. Thunderstorms remain in the forecast tomorrow with a high of 77 under mostly cloudy skies. Similar conditions are expected for Tuesday, but cooler with a high of 72.

Wednesday will be cool and below average with a high of 63 and the chances of rain under cloudy skies. Sunshine returns for Friday with a high of 70. Partly cloudy skies for Saturday and a high near 70, with Sunday looking to be warmer with a high of 75 with rain.

ALMANAC:

Average High: 73º Average Low: 47º
Record High: 97° (2009) Record Low: 33° (2002)
Sunrise/Sunset: 5:45 AM / 8:40 PM

SkyWatch 12 Meteorologist Jack Gerfen

7-Day Forecast: Mankato

Sunday

81°
65°

THUNDERSTORMS

Monday

77°
64°

MOSTLY CLOUDY / T-STORMS

Tuesday

72°
60°

MOSTLY CLOUDY / T-STORMS

Wednesday

63°
50°

MOSTLY CLOUDY / RAIN

Thursday

66°
51°

MOSTLY CLOUDY

Friday

70°
49°

MOSTLY SUNNY

Saturday

70°
48°

PARTLY CLOUDY

Currently in Mankato as of

70°(Feels like 70°)
Cloudy
Wind: SSE @ 8 mph
Barometer: 29.64 in.
Sunrise: 05:45
Sunset: 20:40
Humidity: 78%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in St. James as of

72°(Feels like 72°)
Light Rain
Wind: WSW @ 10 mph
Barometer: 29.64 in.
Sunrise: 05:48
Sunset: 20:42
Humidity: 73%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in New Ulm as of

72°(Feels like 72°)
Rain
Wind: WSW @ 10 mph
Barometer: 29.63 in.
Sunrise: 05:47
Sunset: 20:43
Humidity: 83%
UV Index: 7.00

Currently in Fairmont as of

72°(Feels like 72°)
Cloudy
Wind: SW @ 10 mph
Barometer: 29.65 in.
Sunrise: 05:48
Sunset: 20:41
Humidity: 69%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Jackson as of

70°(Feels like 70°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: SW @ 9 mph
Barometer: 29.66 in.
Sunrise: 05:51
Sunset: 20:43
Humidity: 73%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Waseca as of

63°(Feels like 63°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: SSE @ 5 mph
Barometer: 29.66 in.
Sunrise: 05:44
Sunset: 20:38
Humidity: 100%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Windom as of

70°(Feels like 70°)
Drizzle
Wind: SSW @ 3 mph
Barometer: 29.64 in.
Sunrise: 05:50
Sunset: 20:44
Humidity: 73%
UV Index: 10.00

Regional Conditions

Mankato: 70°
St. James: 72°
New Ulm: 72°
Fairmont: 72°
Jackson: 70°
Waseca: 63°
Windom: 70°

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