Our severe weather risk has now been upgraded to an enhanced risk from the metro area & I-35 eastward for late Friday. With the severe weather chances later today, we also have a Heat Advisory from 12 PM – 9 PM Friday. This blog is broken down into several categories, which include timing, SPC outlook, heat advisory details, and more.
SPC OUTLOOKS:
Earlier this morning, the SPC upgraded portions of the slight risk to an enhanced risk. The new risk area includes the metro areas and most of west-central Wisconsin.
STORM HEADLINES:
- Main Impacts:
- Damaging Winds
- Large Hail
- Timing:
- Late afternoon – the evening
DEW POINTS:
Our dew point values will also be high for our Friday, heat index values are expected into the upper 90s.
HEAT ADVISORY:
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for western and southwestern Minnesota, which includes the metro from 12 PM – 9 PM Friday. Temperatures will be in the 90s, with heat index values approaching the upper 90s to 100s.
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY:
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Pollution health advisory for portions of Western, Central, and Southern Minnesota from 10 AM – 9 PM Friday. Temperatures in the low 90s, sunny skies, and light southwest winds will promote the creation of ozone in those areas.
KEEP IN MIND:
We will be posting all the alerts that are issued on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can get the alerts for your location by clicking here. To track the storms live, click here for our interactive radar. Keep your NOAA weather radio handy for today, and be sure to stay cool and drink plenty of fluids.
