Storms move out; Sunshine and lower humidity make for a #Top10WxDay on Friday
MINNEAPOLIS — A NEXT |A|
Weather Alert is in |B|
effect for the Twin |C|
Cities and greater Minnesota |D|
Thursday afternoon and evening, |E|
with storms impacting the |F|
Minnesota State Fair and |G|
air travel in the |H|
metro area. As of |J|
4 p.m., the University |K|
of Minnesota confirmed that |L|
the Gophers football home |M|
opener would be delayed |O|
until 8 p.m. because |P|
of the storms. The |Q|
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport |R|
was also under a |S|
ground stop late Thursday |U|
afternoon. The Minnesota State |V|
Fair also temporarily closed |Y|
its gates as the |Z|
heaviest of the storms |A|
rolled through. As of |B|
5:25 p.m., the admissions |C|
gates had reopened, but |D|
guests were asked to |E|
be cautious of potential |F|
rain and lightning threats |G|
that could continue in |H|
the evening. Interactive Weather |J|
Radar The National Weather |K|
Service had issued a |L|
number of tornado warnings |M|
and watches — all |O|
of which have expired |P|
as of 8:30 p.m. |Q|
|Z| dir="ltr">State fair officials warned |A| crowds of "heavy rain, |B| lightning, strong winds (50-60 |C| mph)," and added fairgoers |D| and vendors should be |E| prepared to initiate emergency |F| weather procedures. Fairgoers were |G| seen heading to shelters |H| as the storms rolled |J| in, as attractions like |K| the Giant Slide were |L| shut down temporarily.
Officials |M| also reported a suspected |O| tornado touched down east |P| of Isanti around 5 |Q| p.m. and Baldwin, Wisconsin |R| around 6:20 p.m.
Xcel |S| Energy was reporting more |U| than 25,000 customers without |V| power, as of 8:30 |Y| p.m.
The humidity will |Z| drop behind the storm |A| system, leaving the metro |B| with a stretch of |C| really comfortable days. Friday |D| will be in the |E| upper 70s, and will |F| be a #Top10WxDay. Temps |G| on Saturday could be |H| in the lower 80s.
|J| dir="ltr">Slightly cooler air will |K| move in on Sunday |L| and Labor Day, bringing |M| high temps down in |O| the lower to mid-70s |P| — a great way |Q| to wrap up meteorological |R| summer. It could even |S| be another #Top10WxDay.
Early |U| next week appears to |V| be dry and slowly |Y| warming closer to average, |Z| with possibly one of |A| the best stretches of |B| weather the metro has |C| seen in some time.
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