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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. Read More >

Overview

On June 04 2019 thunderstorms moved across the region and produced damaging wind and large hail. Some of the more significant damage occurred in Le Sueur and Scott Counties in central Minnesota. This damage can be traced back to a descending rear inflow jet which caused the gust front to bow out.

The image to the right is at 11 hour loop of radar reflectivity. The warmer colors (orange, red, pink) shows where the rain and hail is located within the storm. Notice the bowing structure south of the Twin Cities as the storms approach the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. This is when the strongest winds were reported with this storm.

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