A very potent low pressure area will go through bombogenesis (a big, fancy meteorological term meaning a quickly strengthening low pressure area (a drop of 24 mb within 24 hours)) as it passes over the area throughout the first half of the week. This will lead to winds sustained between 30-40 mph over many areas, with wind gusts to 60 mph possible. It will be likely that areas will see power outages due to the strong winds, along with very rough travel. This will also be ushering in much colder air from Canada, so it is very likely we will be using the term “wind chill” over the time period. And to top it off, we will likely see everything start off as rain, but by Wednesday change over to a rain/snow mix (if not completely snow) — and just a cold, wind whipped rain will feel bad enough on any exposed skin. Know where your umbrella is, know where your wintery attire is — you are going to need it to get though the first real cold blast of winter, along with the terrible wind storm we will be receiving.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1045 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010
…VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…
.A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO ARRIVE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING AND LAST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST COULD PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH…AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 60
MPH. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGH TERRAIN ARE MOST
LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DIMINISHING
OF WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT…BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
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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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ALEXANDRIA…LONG PRAIRIE…
LITTLE FALLS…PRINCETON…MORA…MORRIS…GLENWOOD…ST. CLOUD…
FOLEY…ELK RIVER…CAMBRIDGE…CENTER CITY…MADISON…BENSON…
MONTEVIDEO…WILLMAR…LITCHFIELD…MONTICELLO…MINNEAPOLIS…
BLAINE…ST. PAUL…STILLWATER…GRANITE FALLS…OLIVIA…
HUTCHINSON…GAYLORD…CHASKA…SHAKOPEE…BURNSVILLE…
REDWOOD FALLS…NEW ULM…ST. PETER…LE SUEUR…FARIBAULT…
RED WING…ST. JAMES…MANKATO…WASECA…OWATONNA…FAIRMONT…
BLUE EARTH…ALBERT LEA…AMERY…BALSAM LAKE…RICE LAKE…
BARRON…LADYSMITH…HUDSON…NEW RICHMOND…RIVER FALLS…
PRESCOTT…MENOMONIE…BOYCEVILLE…DURAND…PEPIN…
CHIPPEWA FALLS…BLOOMER…EAU CLAIRE…ALTOONA
1045 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010
…HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING…
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING…STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
AND LAST AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…SUSTAINED WEST WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH…WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OPEN
AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE
TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS.
* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES OR
MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING MAY BECOME CHALLENGING FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH…OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
St. Cloud Area Weather 