Highs in the 80s through Tuesday, then hot
The strongest thunderstorms missed the Twin Cities Saturday night, so we saw metro rainfall amounts generally under one half of an inch. The heaviest rain in the metro area fell over southern portions of Scott and Dakota counties.
Much higher rainfall amounts were recorded over southern Minnesota, including 6.18 inches in Fairmont.
Here is a preliminary rainfall map, released by the National Weather Service:
Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of west-central and southwestern Minnesota Saturday evening, taking down some trees and power lines in Granite Falls and Montevideo. Winds also took the roofs off of a few buildings in Granite Falls. Here is a preliminary list of Minnesota storm reports from the Twin Cities NWS office:
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
645 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 AM HEAVY RAIN FAIRMONT 43.65N 94.46W
07/17/2016 M6.18 INCH MARTIN MN ASOS
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1228 AM HEAVY RAIN WINNEBAGO 43.77N 94.17W
07/17/2016 M3.20 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE CURB IN LOCAL CITY STREETS.
0953 PM HAIL 2 W CHOKIO 45.57N 96.22W
07/16/2016 M0.88 INCH STEVENS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.56W
07/16/2016 YELLOW MEDICINE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
HAD PEA SIZE HAIL WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.
THERE WAS NO POWER AT THEIR RESIDENCE AND
NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES WERE DOWN AROUND THE
OBSERVERS HOUSE.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.53W
07/16/2016 CHIPPEWA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE
OF GRANITE FALLS. ROOFS TAKEN OFF A FEW
BUILDINGS.
0800 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW GRANITE FALLS 44.75N 95.56W
07/16/2016 M67 MPH YELLOW MEDICINE MN AWOS
67 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT GRANITE FALLS
AIRPORT. .
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
07/16/2016 CHIPPEWA MN 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF MONTEVIDEO. .
0745 PM HAIL MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
07/16/2016 M2.00 INCH CHIPPEWA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TIME BASED ON RADAR.
0741 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N MONTEVIDEO 44.98N 95.71W
07/16/2016 M69 MPH CHIPPEWA MN AWOS
AWOS STATION MONTEVIDEO AP /MVE/.
NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
Thunderstorm chance
Scattered showers and thunderstorms linger over parts of northeastern Minnesota this Sunday morning. The best chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon will be over southeastern Minnesota. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is also possible elsewhere in Minnesota, including the Twin Cities.
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service indicates that the slight risk of severe weather is well to our southeast today and tonight; over parts of Iowa, Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin:
Thunderstorms aren't expected in Minnesota on Monday, and we'll have plenty of sunshine due to a nearby high pressure system:
90s by Wednesday
We'll have highs in the 80s over southern and central Minnesota today, with 70s in the north:
Similar highs are on tap for Monday:
On Wednesday, southern Minnesota will see highs in the lower 90s:
The 90s expand into central Minnesota on Thursday, and parts of southern Minnesota could see upper 90s:
Dew point temperatures in the 70s on Wednesday and Thursday, combined with highs in the 90s, will result in heat index values over 100 degrees over much of central and southern Minnesota.
Programming note:
You can hear my live weather updates at 7:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio.