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