Expected

Relative humidity values will drop to around 25 percent along with west winds of 10 to 20 mph across northwestern and west central Minnesota. Given the extremely dry fuels, near critical fire weather conditions are expected for the afternoon and early evening hours. Any fire that does develop has the potential to quickly spread. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html

Southwest winds are on the increase across northern lower Michigan this afternoon, with gusts approaching 40 mph at times across northwest lower and gusts approaching 35 mph at times across the rest of the region. Meanwhile, a cluster of rain showers currently over central upper Michigan will traverse eastern upper and northern lower Michigan through the evening in conjunction with a frontal boundary passage. Stronger gusts of 35 to 45 mph may occur suddenly during the onset of a shower in any

At 147 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Tahoe, or 10 miles south of Incline Village, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Carson City, Kings Beach, Tahoe City, Incline Village, Spooner Summit, Incline Village-Crystal Bay, Glenbrook, Crystal Bay,

At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles northwest of Redbird, or 30 miles west of Edgemont, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mule Creek Junction and Redbird. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 155 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, or 9 miles northwest of Topaz Lake, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos, Johnson Lane, Junction U.S 395

At 130 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Dinsmore, or 15 miles southeast of Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Bridgeville, Pepperwood and Shively.

At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Manning Ranch, or 32 miles northwest of Lusk, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lance Creek and Manning Ranch. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Piedmont, or 11 miles northwest of Rapid City, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rapid City, northwestern Ellsworth Air Force Base, Black Hawk, Summerset, Nemo, and Piedmont.

At 137 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Scaredman Recreation Site, or 28 miles southwest of Oakridge, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Scaredman Recreation Site, Bogus Creek Recreation Site, and Steamboat.

At 107 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ruth, or 22 miles east of Garberville, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Ruth, Zenia, Blocksburg and Fort Seward. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.