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Informal Net 146.700
by Thomas Polzin 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

A strong Thunderstorm located near Maple Lake moving east at 30nph. Winds up to 40 mph/hail/heavy rain possible. THIS IS NOT A SEVERE STORM as it approaches Hennepin County. Rockford, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Park until 430 pm. Metro Skywarn will take informal reports. If this develops to Severe Status we will move to a Formal Net. -- Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Henn, Dakota, and Scott County
by Thomas Polzin 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 6/19/2026 2:01 PM to 8:00 PM CDT for Hennepin County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Scott County, MN. Informational: There are 2 tornado warnings near the Grand Rapids area currently tracking East. A small isolated storm is heading towards Hennepin County from Annandale Easterly. There are NO severe weather warnings at this time for the Metro Skywarn area. SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed later this afternoon. Stay sky aware. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Today's Update
by Thomas Polzin 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon, most numerous across central and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms capable of marginally severe hail and gusty winds into the early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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NWS Update
by Thomas Polzin 17 Jun '26

17 Jun '26

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 6/17/2026 1:20 PM to 8:00 PM CDT for Dakota County, MN, Scott County. Spotter Activiation may be needed. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/EM MetroSkywarn NCS

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Wednesday Outlook Level 2 Risk
by Thomas Polzin 17 Jun '26

17 Jun '26

More widespread showers and storms are possible on Wednesday, including a round during the morning and a separate round later in the day. This later round could see some strong to severe storms with large hail and damaging winds as the main risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed Wednesday afternoon. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Wednesday Practice Net
by Thomas Polzin 16 Jun '26

16 Jun '26

Hello spotters There will be a Practice net tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17th, at 6:30 P.M. It will start on the Minneapolis repeater 146.700 - PL 127.3Hz, and move at 6:45 PM to the Burnsville Repeater 147.210 - PL 100. If you need to save this page for repeater links, click here <https://metroskywarn.org/amateur-radio/> Wednesday there is a Level 2 risk as thunderstorms are expected towards evening which may or may not reach severe status, we will then open the net for an informal or formal net instead of a practice net. You do not need a spotter ID to participate in the practice net, but it is highly encouraged to go to metroskywarn.org to sign up for a spotter class this year. Here is a link to a reporting script <https://metroskywarn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Metro-Skywarn-Report-Sc…> for you new spotters and for you veterans as a refresher if you need it, along with a link to sign up for a class i <https://metroskywarn.org/training/>f you need to renew this year. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Tuesday Storm Prediction info
by Thomas Polzin 16 Jun '26

16 Jun '26

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The next round of thunderstorms will start tonight and continue into Wednesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. More widespread showers and storms are possible on Wednesday, including a round during the morning and a separate round later in the day. This later round could see some strong to severe storms with large hail as the main risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM MetroSkywarn NCS

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Informal Net shutting down
by Thomas Polzin 16 Jun '26

16 Jun '26

All weather activity has diminished below any severe status in our MSW area. Isolated cells may still pop up during the evening hours. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Storms Update- informal net open
by Thomas Polzin 15 Jun '26

15 Jun '26

Isolated storms are approaching the west metro and in some cases are diminished. Last wind report was Maple Lake at 46 MPH. We have an informal net on 146.700 for anyone that wants to report any reportable conditions. Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM Metro Skywarn NCS

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Weather Update for today
by Thomas Polzin 15 Jun '26

15 Jun '26

Good afternoon! NWS is tracking an area of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over western MN moving southeast towards the Twin Cities. These showers & storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 MPH. The leading edge of precipitation will make it into the far western Twin Cities Metro around 6:30 to 7 PM. These showers are moving SLOW [roughly 20-25 mph] Thomas Polzin, KC0UYB Dakota County ARES/ EM MetroSkywarn NCS

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