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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Minnesota
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List of Active Alerts by County
Brown
wind advisory
Chippewa
wind advisory
Cottonwood
extreme fire danger
Douglas
wind advisory
Jackson
extreme fire danger
Kandiyohi
wind advisory
Lac Qui Parle
wind advisory
Lincoln
extreme fire danger
Lyon
extreme fire danger
Martin
wind advisory
Murray
extreme fire danger
Nobles
extreme fire danger
Pipestone
extreme fire danger
Pope
wind advisory
Redwood
wind advisory
Renville
wind advisory
Rock
extreme fire danger
Stevens
wind advisory
Swift
wind advisory
Watonwan
wind advisory
Yellow Medicine
wind advisory
Wind Advisory
Douglas (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Stevens (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Pope (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Lac Qui Parle (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Swift (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Chippewa (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Kandiyohi (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Yellow Medicine (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Renville (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Lincoln (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Lyon (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Redwood (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Brown (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Murray (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Cottonwood (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Watonwan (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Nobles (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Jackson (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Martin (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER WEST CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING... .A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-122330- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.080512T1530Z-080513T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SHARP CONTRAST IN PRESSURE IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS HELPING POWER A STRONG GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THIS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH TO OUR WEST APPROACHES WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Pipestone (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Extreme Fire Danger
Rock (Minnesota)
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSITY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTA THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW...BUT ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-056-062-067-070-071-122130- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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