Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
304 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-201100-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
304 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL BE FOUND
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
EVENING. THE MAIN RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF MINNESOTA...AND INTO EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE FOUND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY
DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE
AREAS OF PROCTOR...THE MILLER HILL IN DULUTH...AND ALONG THE
PATTISON RIDGE SOUTH OF SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLOODING.

STRONG...TO POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
A PINE CITY MINNESOTA TO PHILLIPS WISCONSIN LINE MONDAY.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN
MONDAY.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
915 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRONG AND VERY SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE
NORTHLAND UNDER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY WET WEATHER THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE UNSEASONABLY HIGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

EXPECT WAVES OF RAIN...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...TO TRACK
OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THIS TIME WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. HIGHER AMOUNTS...IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES...
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-002-006>008-201015-
/O.CON.KDLH.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130521T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
SAWYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD
915 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CARLTON...SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...
  CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...CROW WING...KOOCHICHING...NORTHERN
  AITKIN...NORTHERN CASS...NORTHERN COOK...NORTHERN LAKE...
  NORTHERN ITASCA...NORTHERN ST. LOUIS...PINE...SOUTHERN
  AITKIN...SOUTHERN CASS...SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE...SOUTHERN
  ITASCA AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  BAYFIELD...BURNETT...DOUGLAS...SAWYER AND WASHBURN.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAINS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD LEAD TO
  LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS...AND OTHER POORLY
  DRAINED AREAS.

* LOW LYING AREAS...DITCHES AND ROADS...WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE
  TO FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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