Pope

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday afternoon...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Minnesota... east central Minnesota and
west central Minnesota... including the following areas... in
central Minnesota... Benton... Morrison... Sherburne... Stearns
and Todd. In east central Minnesota... Isanti... Kanabec and
Mille Lacs. In west central Minnesota... Douglas... Pope and
Stevens.

* Through Sunday afternoon

* a combination of the already saturated ground and the expected
heavy rain overnight and early Sunday could lead to localized
areas of flash flooding.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

At 341 am CDT... Weather Service radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from artichoke to 6 miles
northwest of Granite Falls to 5 miles southeast of Redwood Falls...
to near Fairmont. These storms were moving northeast at 30 mph.

Hail up to dime size and winds up to 40 mph are expected with these
storms.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Seek shelter and stay away from windows until the storm has passed.


Lat... Lon 4350 9479 4367 9487 4409 9487 4410 9505
      4443 9520 4530 9613 4540 9612 4542 9626
      4577 9601 4578 9575 4491 9481 4380 9434
      4349 9459
time... Mot... loc 0844z 210deg 27kt 4545 9612 4489 9562
          4451 9501 4350 9469

345 am CDT sun may 19 2013

At 341 am CDT... Weather Service radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from artichoke to 6 miles
northwest of Granite Falls to 5 miles southeast of Redwood Falls...
to near Fairmont. These storms were moving northeast at 30 mph.

Hail up to dime size and winds up to 40 mph are expected with these
storms.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Seek shelter and stay away from windows until the storm has passed.


Lat... Lon 4350 9479 4367 9487 4409 9487 4410 9505
      4443 9520 4530 9613 4540 9612 4542 9626
      4577 9601 4578 9575 4491 9481 4380 9434
      4349 9459
time... Mot... loc 0844z 210deg 27kt 4545 9612 4489 9562
          4451 9501 4350 9469

05/18/2013 0728 PM

Starbuck, Pope County.

Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotted 10 NW of Glenwood





05/18/2013 0723 PM

Lowry, Pope County.

Hail m0.25 inch, reported by trained spotter.