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Severe Weather, Excessive Heat Making Way Toward St. Michael Area
Severe thunderstorms could hit the area this morning, while high temperatures and humidity will make for dangerous conditions this weekend, the National Weather Service states.
The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a pair of weather advisories for the St. Michael-Albertville area, including a severe thunderstorm watch this morning, running until 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.
The NWS has also issued an excessive heat watch through Wednesday, as temperatures are supposed to spike Saturday and Sunday, with heat indices in the 100s both days as the heat is accompanied by high humidity.
The watch continues through the early part of the week.
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Friday, a storm front had already moved into Stearns County by 7:30 a.m., prompting a severe thunderstorm warning.
The watch, issued for St. Michael and the entire Twin Cities metro stated:
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 647 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER MORRISON SHERBURNE STEARNS TODD WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO HENNEPIN ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY WASHINGTON
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
DOUGLAS POPE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALEXANDRIA... BLAINE... CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY... CHASKA... ELK RIVER... GLENWOOD... HUTCHINSON... LITCHFIELD... LITTLE FALLS... LONG PRAIRIE... MINNEAPOLIS... MONTICELLO... MORA... PRINCETON... SAUK RAPIDS... ST. CLOUD... ST. PAUL... STILLWATER AND WILLMAR.
The excessive heat watch, issued Friday morning:
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE... AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 90S.
* HEAT INDEX... 105 TO 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...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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... EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY STARTING SATURDAY...
.THE ONSET OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL SPREAD ACROSS MINNESOTA STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST... AND THEN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY.
DUE TO THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WATCH BEGINS IN WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AND CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL... EAST CENTRAL... SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... THE WATCH BEGINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
DURING THE WATCH PERIOD... AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL EXCEED 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS... WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S... TO LOWER 80S.
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.
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