Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Deluge of Rain Upon the Area (From Wednesday, Interrupted by Tornados)

Through 1 PM, the St. Cloud Airport has picked up 0.69" since the rain began around 2:30 this morning, and through posting time the D.J. Weather Center has picked up 0.53". More rain will continue throughout the day as more showers and thunderstorms pop up in Iowa and Minnesota then eventually get wrapped around and brought back into the St. Cloud area. Temps are currently in the middle 60s and that is likely where they will stay for the rest of the day. A Flood Advisory is out for Sherburne County as well as part of the Twin Cities -- you can find the statement after the forecast.

More widely scattered showers are possible tonight, Thursday, and even into Friday before things start to clear out. This should lead us to have a nice weekend with some sunshine and highs getting to around 80.

Ragweed season has started, for those of you affected by allergies. Luckily though they should be held down the next few days due to the rain. More than likely though levels will start to increase once again this weekend.
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At this point, the forecast was interrupted by sirens and a tornado report in Minneapolis. Stay tuned later today for a rundown of the tornadoes that did occur, and the latest forecast for the weekend!

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