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Weekend heat kicks in; Friday "super soaker" recap

Posted at 11:00 PM on July 15, 2011 by Paul Huttner (3 Comments)
Filed under: Heat

It's here!

Heat advisories and warnings kick in this weekend, as temperatures soar through the 90s.

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Table shows maximum daily forecast heat index and probabilities.

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Heat index could surge well over 100 Sunday & Monday.

HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
346 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY
TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID 90S WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX...AROUND 110 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A
HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.


Friday Super Soaker:

The Huttner Weather Lab picked up an astounding 3.05" rain blast Friday. Many locatins recorded over 2" to 4", with a whopping 6.75" at Osakis in west central Minnesota!

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1036 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1035 AM HEAVY RAIN OSAKIS 45.87N 95.15W
07/15/2011 M6.75 INCH DOUGLAS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

SHERRIF CALLED TWO OF HIS DEPUTIES REPORT 6.75 INCHES OF
RAIN.


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Stay cool this weekend!

PH

Comments (3)

My eyes bulged at 66.75" of rain! That's a typo, right?

Posted by Ben | July 16, 2011 12:54 AM

Hi Paul,
Do you have any comments about how well the models did or did not do in forecasting the large rain volume Friday to Saturday? It seemed to me like the heavy rain was not well predicted.

Thanks for the blog, it is a wonderful resource.

Posted by ML | July 16, 2011 4:45 AM

ML commented It seemed to me like the heavy rain was not well predicted.

FWIW, Friday evening's HWO mentioned "THE PRIMARY RISK WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING."

Posted by DI | July 17, 2011 11:48 AM

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