433 FLUS43 KMPX 080401 HWOMPX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1101 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2020 MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-090415- Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Yellow Medicine- 1101 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota and west central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A few thunderstorms are possible later tonight but the threat for severe weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Periodic thunderstorms are expected through much of this week. There is a Slight Risk of severe storms across much of the coverage area Wednesday. The main hazards are large hail and damaging winds. In addition, some thunderstorms may contain heavy rain and frequent lightning. Heat indices will likely reach the mid to upper 90s on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed. $$ MNZ043>045-049>053-057>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ014>016-023>028-090415- Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti- Chisago-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin- Chippewa-Eau Claire- 1101 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota... southeast Minnesota...southwest Minnesota...northwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Periodic thunderstorms are expected through much of this week. There is a Slight Risk of severe storms across much of the coverage area Wednesday. The main hazards are large hail and damaging winds. In addition, some thunderstorms may contain heavy rain and frequent lightning. Heat indices near 100 degrees are likely for much of southern and eastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin on Wednesday. Therefore, a Heat Advisory has been issued for those areas, including the Twin Cities metro. Outside the Heat Advisory area, heat index values will likely reach the mid to upper 90s on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed. $$ jrb