Round 3 Later Today? Ripe for Severe Storms and Flash Floods
Our Persistent Wet Bias Continues Nearly 5 inches of rain soaked
We keep the soggy streak going today; the best chance of a swarm of heavy T-storms comes this evening and tonight, with some 1-2 rainfall amounts. Stating the obvious: the ground is saturated, waterlogged. Any additional rain will almost immediately run off into streets and streams. Some flash flooding can't be ruled out tonight.
Doppler Radar Rainfall Estimates. These are estimated amounts from Tuesday evening's crazy cloudburst; the heaviest (2-3") rains within a few miles of
Another round of heavy rain and severe storms arrives later today....
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Heavy rain has been occurring overnight across portions of southwestern
Radar (Tuesday)
Rainfall Amounts So Far. Radar has estimated over 10” of rain in portions of
Additional Rain Expected. With additional heavy rain expected across southwestern
High
Excessive Heat Watches. A major and potentially dangerous summer heatwave is getting ready to take shape from mid-week into the weekend across portions of the Midwest and Northeast. Already Excessive Heat Watches have been put in place due to the potential of high afternoon heat index values and overnight lows that won’t provide much relief from the heat if not in an air-conditioned location. Across this entire area, these watches start Wednesday and last through either Friday or Saturday.
Upper Midwest Highs And Lows. Highs from Wednesday into the weekend will reach into the mid and upper 90s across the Central Plains and Upper Midwest, with not much relief at night as lows only dip into the 70s. In
Upper Midwest Heat Index Values. Once you factor in the humidity (with dew points in the 70s) it is expected that it’ll feel more like the 100s during the peak heating of the afternoon. These values could approach 110F in some locations, including Thursday in
Northeast Highs And Lows. While we will see some heat in
Northeast Heat Index Values. Peak heat index values in
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GFS Numbers. High/low temperature predictions for MSP courtesy of
America the Char-Broiled. The heat wave over the southern Plains and southwestern
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85 F. high yesterday in
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WEDNESDAY: Muggy, T-storms late, heavy rain likely. Winds: S 10-15. High: 85 THURSDAY: Sunnier, hotter and drier. Winds: SW 8-13. Wake-up: 73. High: 92 FRIDAY: Sticky sunshine, late T-storm. Winds: S 10-20. Wake-up: 75. High: near 90 SATURDAY: Cooler, passing shower or T-shower. Winds: N 8-13. Wake-up: 68. High: 84 SUNDAY: Partly sunny, lower humidity. Winds: E 5-10. Wake-up: 65. High: 81 MONDAY: Sunny and comfortable again. Winds: NE 7-12. Wake-up: 61. High: near 80 TUESDAY: Blue sky, very pleasant. Winds: SE 5-10. Wake-up: 60. High: 82
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