This week's stormy forecast has prompted the National Weather Service to take the unusual step of canceling one of the main events of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
A heat advisory is in effect for much of south central Minnesota and now a Flash Flood Watch is out for Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Dakota and Goodhue counties.
Carver and Scott Counties awoke to some severe weather this morning around 6:30 am. There is the threat for more to develop this afternoon in southern Minnesota.
The National Weather Service says strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon...
Three tornadoes have have been confirmed and the weather service and as many as another five may have touched down on Wednesday night according to the National Weather Service.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
central and southern Minnesota effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening until
11PM.
The primary threats include scattered damaging winds and isolated significant wind gusts to 75 mph possible...
Some showers and thunderstorms have moved through the area. No severe weather was reported but some heavy downpours were mixed in. Another round is expected to move through mid-morning. Later some heat and humidity could develop, which could be the trigger for more storms in the afternoon and evening...
Undated (KROC AM News) - Several rounds of thunderstorms are possible into Friday evening and there is another threat of severe weather and heavy rain, which poses a flooding risk due to the saturated grounds from this week’s earlier storms.