Shelf Cloud from a Strong Thunderstorms which later impacted my house. After a Hot and very Humid afternoon, Strong Thunderstorms hit parts of the area this, Especially in Northern St Croix County and Southeast Polk County, where this storm impacted me.Snapped Radar Image just before the heaviest band of rain hit my location. Following the …
Author: Derek McKay
Strong storms possible today and Small Chance that some may be Severe
Image from SPC The Storm Prediction Center has issued a small risk of severe weather, which is 5% chance or less, which includes most of Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota and Iowa. Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon along a stationary front, some storms may become strong or even severe. The main threats are strong winds. …
July 5/6th Heavy Rain
Picture of the heavy rain which fell during the overnight hours the 5Th into the 6Th Heavy Rainfall was again the story last night for parts of the area, Many places picked up over an inch of rain, with some isolated areas picking up nearly 2 inches. The cause of the rain was a stationary …
4th of July 2010 Firework Photos.
Fireworks July 4th 2010 I hope everyone had a great Independence day, I know I did! Rain showers moved off well enough in time for fireworks displays across the area, weather was mainly cloudy and it remained very humid with dew points in the 70s and temperatures in the mid 70s, Here is a couple …
Warm & Humid pattern holding, with chance of thunderstorms the next 3 days
Regional View. We will continue this Humid pattern for a few more days, as well as the chance for showers and thunderstorms. A stationary front will stall out and stay just to our southeast over the next 3 days, this will keep our thunderstorm chances alive, some places over Wisconsin could get heavy rain. Local …
Turning Hot and Humid, Then possibly severe weather Independence Day.
Regional View. The heat and humidity will be turning up across the Upper Midwest for the 1st half of the weekend, There a cold front will slice into the region starting Sunday, some severe weather is possible across parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Local View with a Independence Day theme. We have quite …
Drought Condtions Finally easing up, Crops and Gardens doing better then ever!
Drought Monitor Maps for Wisconsin July 1st 2010 After more then a year of drought conditions across our local area, the drought is finally showing signs of ending. For more then a year most to all of the area was plagued between either Moderate to Severe and even at times Extreme drought. but thanks to …
Sunny & Bright weather next 3 days!
Regional Weather Conditions Were looking at an actually quiet next 3 days ahead, with high confidence that there will be no rain, and nothing but bright sunny skies! a coolish high pressure will keep our weather sunny and dry across the entire Upper Midwest for the next 3 days and beyond. Local View. Locally we …
Heavy Rain/Strong winds hit parts of the area Sunday.
GRL-3 radar shot, Polk/Barron, Dunn and St Croix counties. Sunday a large Mesoscale Convective System developed and pushed east across Minnesota, late in the evening, This system reached Western Wisconsin, and It’s northern edge hit the area, bringing moderate to heavy rains and some gusty winds to some areas. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued …
Severe chances again Saturday, Slight risk.
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe weather Saturday, which includes the entire 6 county area. Tomorrow storms are expected to be late day storms, possible not even until past sunset for our area, The models show a ling of storms quickly coming out of ND and pushing through Centreal …