Heaviest rains south tonight, scattered showers/t-storms possible metro
The heaviest rains this Thursday evening and overnight should be over southern Minnesota, especially south of a line from Marshall to Red Wing.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch until 1 a.m. Friday for southwestern and south-central Minnesota, and until 7 a.m. Friday for southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin:
The NWS Global Forecast System model shows the heaviest rains moving across far southern Minnesota Thursday night, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible over the remainder of Minnesota:
A few scattered showers and t-storms are also possible on Friday
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Rainfall recap
Our average rainfall total for the entire month of August is just over 4 inches. Some spots in Minnesota saw more than one month's worth of rain Wednesday evening and Wednesday night. Willmar is still cleaning up after receiving about two month's worth of rain!
Here is a recap of some of the highest rainfall totals, courtesy of the Twin Cities NWS:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1034 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 N WILLMAR 45.19N 95.06W
08/11/2016 M8.09 INCH KANDIYOHI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WILLMAR 5 N /WMRM5/.
0840 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW WILLMAR 45.12N 95.06W
08/11/2016 M7.90 INCH KANDIYOHI MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WILLMAR /MN-KD-8/.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE WILLMAR 45.11N 95.03W
08/11/2016 M7.23 INCH KANDIYOHI MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WILLMAR 1 ESE /MN-KD-7/.
0615 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SE LAKE LILLIAN 44.88N 94.82W
08/11/2016 M7.12 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION LAKE LILLIAN 5SE /MN-RV-5/.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NE DELHI 44.67N 95.14W
08/11/2016 M6.80 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION DELHI 5 NE /MN-RV-12/.
0945 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE HUTCHINSON 44.88N 94.36W
08/11/2016 M6.27 INCH MCLEOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HUTCHINSON (CROW R. S
FK) /HCNM5/.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE HUTCHINSON 44.87N 94.36W
08/11/2016 M6.16 INCH MCLEOD MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION HUTCHINSON 1 SSE
/MN-MC-10/.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW DANUBE 44.81N 95.14W
08/11/2016 M6.05 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International airport reported 2.63 inches of rain Wednesday night.
A large part of Minnesota received over 3 inches of rain:
Rising rivers
Recent torrential rains have caused impressive rises in some river levels. The Middle Fork Zumbro River at Pine Island has risen more than 8 feet since Wednesday night:
NWS forecasters say that the river could rise another foot or so. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for that portion of Goodhue county until further notice.
You can always check river level forecasts here .
Nice weekend!
Highs Friday will be in the 80s over central and southern Minnesota:
Friday will still be a bit sticky, but dew points should dip a bit late in the day.
A high pressure system will spread comfortably dry air over Minnesota for the weekend:
High this weekend will be in the 70s over northern and central Minnesota. Southern Minnesota will see highs in the lower 80s.
Here are your Saturday highs:
And Sunday:
Monday looks dry, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms returning on Tuesday.