THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE NORTHERN MINNESOTA NORTHERN WISCONSIN ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM...EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION INTO PARTS OF NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY NEAR AND SOUTH OF A FRONT FROM EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION INTO NEW ENGLAND. STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT FAST-MOVING...ORGANIZED STORM CLUSTERS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN...WHERE A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:22:04 +0000