Updraft: June 5, 2008 Archive

Heads up!

Posted at 7:01 AM on June 5, 2008 by Paul Huttner

At my son's Little League games, whenever a foul ball sails over the fence toward the crowd somebody yells "head up!" This alerts the crowd to look up, or risk getting hit by a foul ball. It's amazing how many people don't bother to look up, and come within inches of getting creamed by a flying baseball.

Well here's your weather "heads up!" for later today and tonight.

It appears all the ingredients are likely to come together late this afternoon, this evening and overnight tonight for severe weather. The SPC is calling for a "significant severe weather event" with possible tornadic supercell thunderstorms. This event may evolve into a derecheo, or widespread damaging wind event, overnight hours. There is a moderate risk for severe weather covering most of Minnesota from Brainerd south today and tonight.

SPC outlooks, watches and storm reports

As always with severe weather scenarios, everything must come together just right for it to happen. If we don't get sufficient solar heating later today, or if the atmosphere remains "capped" with warm air aloft to our south, storms may not fire and reach severe levels. But things look pretty good for severe storms and possible damaging winds and tornadoes, especially this evening and tonight for much of southern Minnesota.

Twin Cities NWS severe storm page

Stay with Minnesota public radio for update throughout the day today and into tonight as we track this evolving severe weather potential. Have a plan ready for getting timely weather information today, and for what you'll do if severe weather approaches your location.

PH

High risk

Posted at 8:55 AM on June 5, 2008 by Paul Huttner (2 Comments)

SPC upgrades to high risk for severe weather. Link below.

SPC severe weather outlook

PH

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Tornado Watch

Posted at 9:44 PM on June 5, 2008 by Paul Huttner

A new tornado watch includes the metro until 5am CDT.

SPC Tornado Watch

Tornadoes have been sighted in eastern South Dakaota around 8:45 pm near Baltic 25 miles southwest of Pipestone.

Here are some reports from the Sioux Falls NWS.

0815 PM TORNADO 2 SW HUMBOLDT 43.62N 97.10W
06/05/2008 MINNEHAHA SD TRAINED SPOTTER

TORNADO ON THE GROUND

0815 PM TORNADO 2 S HUMBOLDT 43.62N 97.07W
06/05/2008 MINNEHAHA SD TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAIN SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2 MILES
SOUTH OF HUMBOLDT

0834 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 E BADGER 44.49N 97.09W
06/05/2008 BROOKINGS SD LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0840 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 W HOLSTEIN 42.49N 95.64W
06/05/2008 U0.00 MPH IDA IA EMERGENCY MNGR

SEMI BLOWN OFF ROAD

0842 PM TORNADO S BALTIC 43.76N 96.74W
06/05/2008 MINNEHAHA SD EMERGENCY MNGR

TORNADO ON THE GROUND 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF BALTIC

0844 PM TORNADO 2 S BALTIC 43.73N 96.74W
06/05/2008 MINNEHAHA SD EMERGENCY MNGR

POWER LINES DOWN 2 MILES SOUTH OF BALTIC

0845 PM TORNADO S BALTIC 43.76N 96.74W
06/05/2008 MINNEHAHA SD EMERGENCY MNGR

EMERGENCY MANAGMENT REPORTED DEBRIS CROSSING INTERSTATE
29...1/2 MILE SOUTH OF BALTIC

0910 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 E SIOUX RAPIDS 42.89N 95.07W
06/05/2008 E60.00 MPH BUENA VISTA IA CO-OP OBSERVER

0912 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SIOUX RAPIDS 42.89N 95.15W
06/05/2008 BUENA VISTA IA PUBLIC

1 TO 2 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN

Twin Cities NWS storm reports

Twin Cities NWS storm page

Set you weather radio beofre bed tonight, we may see severe storms in the metro late tonight and early tomorrow morning.

PH

Bumpy ride

Posted at 10:37 PM on June 5, 2008 by Paul Huttner (1 Comments)

SPC storm reports

Reports of severe hail and tornadoes (32 reports as of 10:30pm) are to adding up. Also, a reminder that we're also getting some damage from non-tunderstorms related wind gusts in the wake of the storms. Expect high winds overnight in much of southern Minnesota.

High wind warning

PH

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