Severe weather risk through Saturday evening, plenty of Sunday sunshine
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As of late Saturday afternoon, 3 inches or more of rain had fallen in many areas from central Minnesota to the northern part of the Twin Cities metro area.
Some flooding was occurring, so be very careful if you are traveling in those areas this Saturday evening.
Flash flood warnings are in effect from Meeker county eastward to northern Washington county and southern Chisago county until early Saturday evening.
Here are a couple of examples of heavy rain and flooding from this afternoon:
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And now, a more extensive list of heavy rainfall and severe weather reports:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
458 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0427 PM HEAVY RAIN MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
07/23/2016 M3.75 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN OTSEGO NEAR 78TH AND PARRISH
AVE. .
0421 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 N HOWARD LAKE 45.13N 94.07W
07/23/2016 M5.06 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0415 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW ROCKFORD 45.10N 93.75W
07/23/2016 M1.70 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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0415 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW CHISAGO CITY 45.33N 92.91W
07/23/2016 M3.07 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
RAINFALL BEGAN AT NOON.
0415 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW FOREST LAKE 45.26N 93.01W
07/23/2016 WASHINGTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER ROOF OF VEHICLE NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF EVERTON AND FALCON.
0413 PM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 45.18N 93.87W
07/23/2016 M2.50 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0411 PM HEAVY RAIN HOWARD LAKE 45.06N 94.07W
07/23/2016 M5.00 INCH WRIGHT MN COUNTY OFFICIAL
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
0405 PM FLASH FLOOD RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
07/23/2016 ANOKA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 47 BLOCKED AT 167TH ST. WATER UP TO
HOODS OF VEHICLE.
0357 PM HEAVY RAIN RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
07/23/2016 M4.50 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0341 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW BECKER 45.40N 93.89W
07/23/2016 M3.25 INCH SHERBURNE MN COCORAHS
.
0245 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SW LITCHFIELD 45.06N 94.61W
07/23/2016 M3.50 INCH MEEKER MN PUBLIC
.
0236 PM HEAVY RAIN MAPLE LAKE 45.23N 94.00W
07/23/2016 E1.20 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING (OVER CURBS), OVER MANY
STREETS.
0228 PM HAIL SILVER LAKE 44.90N 94.20W
07/23/2016 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
.
0150 PM HEAVY RAIN ATWATER 45.14N 94.78W
07/23/2016 M2.87 INCH KANDIYOHI MN PUBLIC
.
1111 AM TSTM WND DMG COTTAGE GROVE 44.82N 92.93W
07/23/2016 WASHINGTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
1108 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE PRESCOTT 44.74N 92.75W
07/23/2016 PIERCE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.,.
1105 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.56W
07/23/2016 M3.42 INCH YELLOW MEDICINE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
RAIN FELL IN JUST OVER TWO HOURS.
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG ELLSWORTH 44.74N 92.48W
07/23/2016 PIERCE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
1050 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N FARMINGTON 44.67N 93.18W
07/23/2016 DAKOTA MN PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCH SNAPPED OFF. SOCIAL MEDIA
IMAGE.
1041 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S FARMINGTON 44.63N 93.18W
07/23/2016 DAKOTA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES DOWN.
1040 AM TSTM WND DMG RED WING 44.58N 92.60W
07/23/2016 GOODHUE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN.
1040 AM TSTM WND DMG ZUMBROTA 44.29N 92.67W
07/23/2016 GOODHUE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN .
1036 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W BAY CITY 44.59N 92.50W
07/23/2016 M48 MPH PIERCE WI AWOS
AWOS STATION RED WING AP /RGK/.
1020 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N LAKEVILLE 44.71N 93.25W
07/23/2016 DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN. .
1020 AM TSTM WND GST 8 SSE CANNON FALLS 44.41N 92.86W
07/23/2016 M52 MPH GOODHUE MN MESONET
MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7 SSE /MN042/.
1010 AM TSTM WND GST 8 SSE CANNON FALLS 44.41N 92.86W
07/23/2016 M50 MPH GOODHUE MN MESONET
MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7 SSE /MN042/.
NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM
Severe risk
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service indicates an enhanced risk of severe weather through this Saturday night for much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area:
Brighter Sunday
A high pressure system will build over Minnesota on Sunday, so you can expect plenty of sunshine:
Highs Sunday will be in the 80s over central and southern Minnesota, with some 70s to the north:
Programming note:
You can hear live weather updates at 7:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio.