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Heavy rains drench a large part of Minnesota

Posted at 5:12 PM on May 24, 2012 by Craig Edwards (3 Comments)
Filed under: Rainfall, Record, Storms, Thunderstorms

Excessive rainfall drenched a large region of Minnesota the past 24 hours. The far northwest corner of the state missed out on the more-than-generous rainfall amounts.

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Doppler rainfall estimates since Wednesday through 5 p.m. CDT
Source:Weatherunderground

Here are some reports from the National Weather Service in Chanhassen of rainfall from midday Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday.

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms formed in far eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Thursday afternoon. Wind damage was reported in Eau Claire, Wis., as well as Fillmore and Winona Counties in Minnesota. Here's a list of storm reports from the LaCrosse NWS office. Click on previous version for earlier reports.

In case you missed it, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reached a record high of 89 degrees on Wednesday. The previous record was 88 set in 2010 and 1874.

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the weather will quiet down for 36 hours or so. Temperatures should be a tad below normal on Friday. Cloud cover and a risk of showers are likely to hold down temperatures on Saturday. A surge of warmer air arrives in southern Minnesota on Sunday.

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Sunday's predicted high temperatures.
Source: NOAA/NWS

Warmer temperatures, increasing south winds and humidity will lead to severe storms Sunday evening and Sunday night. You will want to stay tuned for updates on the risk of nasty weather later in the holiday weekend.

Comments (3)

Wow, I guess looking at the picture one would think Duluth and north there of didn't get any rain. At least Minnesotans can feel good about knowing what happened in the Metro.

Posted by TM | May 25, 2012 7:13 AM

Here's a link to checkout the generous rainfall totals in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Over three inches in Duluth. Craig

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dlh/StormSummaries/2012/May24th_Flooding/textlist.pdf

Posted by Craig | May 25, 2012 9:26 AM

How much do you think the upper-level moisture from Bud will factor into the rainfall amounts we could get this weekend?

Posted by Chris B. Critter | May 25, 2012 10:35 AM

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