Soaker: Rainfall totals adding up for southern half of Minnesota
Half to one inch of rainfall at many locations including Twin Cities
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You can turn your irrigation system off for a few more days. Most of central and southern Minnesota picked up another soaking free lawn watering Thursday.
Our steady all-day rainfall is adding up to an inch of rain in some locations. Here at the weather lab in the southwest Twin Cities, my rain gauge is brimful with nearly an inch of rain so far.
Basically, the rain zone runs south of Brainerd, Minn. into Iowa.
Here are some select rainfall totals around central and southern Minnesota as of 3 p.m. Thursday:
St. Cloud: 0.5 inches
Redwood Falls: 0.5 inches
Hutchinson: 0.8 inches
Rochester: 0.87 inches
MSP Airport: 0.87 inches
Victoria: 0.93 inches
Here’s a look at rainfall reports from weather stations around southern Minnesota via Weather Underground. Rainfall totals can vary locally over just a few miles.
Rain fades overnight
What’s left of the extensive rain shield will gradually drift south and east overnight. Expect light rain and drizzle to move out of southern Minnesota Friday morning. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model paints the trend.
Expect a return to sunshine Friday.
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