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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
651 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-231200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
651 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AFTER ONE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ENDS THIS MORNING...ANOTHER ROUND
WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONTINUES ON TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA PERIODICALLY FROM
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

$$

NG





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
545 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-231300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
545 AM MDT (645 AM CDT) MON SEP 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA LATER THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING WITH IT THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

TUESDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS ANOTHER
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. CURRENTLY...THE BEST CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION IS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. ANY STORMS
THAT DEVELOP ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
552 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-231100-
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
552 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 /452 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. STORMS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING COULD BE SEVERE AND WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN...SECONDARILY DAMAGING WIND. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED LATER TODAY. REPORT ANY
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

JP MARTIN




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
552 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-231100-
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
552 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 /452 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. STORMS WILL BE ENDING BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
536 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-231045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
536 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 /436 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INCREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE THIS EVENING AS THEY TRACK NORTH AND EAST INTO
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A
LINE OF STORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND TRACK INTO
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ARE THE
PRIMARY CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

$$

DORN




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
459 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-231200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
459 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
ALONG AND WEST OF A WAGNER SOUTH DAKOTA TO DE SMET SOUTH DAKOTA
LINE. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS ARE
POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR BOTH THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LINGER ALONG AND EAST OF A TYNDALL
SOUTH DAKOTA TO DE SMET SOUTH DAKOTA LINE ON TUESDAY. THE STORMS
SHOULD BE BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 6 PM ALONG AND WEST OF
A WAGNER SOUTH DAKOTA TO DE SMET SOUTH DAKOTA LINE.


&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

$$




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
319 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
230830-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
319 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND MAINLY IN WEST CENTRAL INTO
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AGAIN TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$









Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1215 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

NDZ034>036-041-042-044>047-050-221830-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...MOTT...
ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1215 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 /1115 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008/

.NOW...
AT 1215 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 35
MPH...INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

$$

NH





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